CVE-2016-5294

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201701-15

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

The Mozilla Updater can be made to choose an arbitrary target working directory for output files resulting from the update process. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.5, Firefox ESR < 45.5, and Firefox < 50.

Mozilla Updater puede ser forzado a escoger un directorio de trabajo objetivo arbitrario para enviar archivos resultantes del proceso de actualización. Esta vulnerabilidad requiere acceso local al sistema. Nota: este problema solo afecta a sistemas operativos Windows. La vulnerabilidad afecta a Thunderbird en versiones anteriores a la 45.5, Firefox ESR en versiones anteriores a la 45.5 y Firefox en versiones anteriores a la 50.

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, and Thunderbird the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 45.6.0 are affected.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-06-03 CVE Reserved
2017-01-03 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246972	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15	2018-07-30
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89	2018-07-30
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-90	2018-07-30
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-93	2018-07-30

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"	Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"	< 50.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 50.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"	Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"	< 45.5.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 45.5.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"	Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"	< 45.5.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 45.5.0"	-	Affected	in	Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft"	Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows"	-	-	Safe