vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2019-17009: Mozilla: Updater temporary files accessible to unprivileged processes
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jan 8, 2020 | Jul 9, 2025 | Jul 9, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jan 8, 2020
Added
Jul 9, 2025
Modified
Jul 9, 2025
Description
When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
Solution
no-fix-redhat-rpm-package
References
Rapid7 Labs
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