Vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2016-5253
The Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files via vectors involving the callback application-path parameter and a hard link.
EPSS: 0.002 (15.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-5253?
- CVE-2016-5253 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2016-08-05.
- How severe is CVE-2016-5253?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.