Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2016-2809
The Mozilla Maintenance Service updater in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to delete arbitrary files by leveraging certain local file execution.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692 (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00038.html (vendor-advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15 (vendor-advisory)
- www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-40.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2809?
- CVE-2016-2809 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2016-04-30.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2809?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.