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2020-01-08
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.
Products | Firefox, Firefox_esr, Thunderbird, Leap |
Type | Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) |
First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
Links |
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/ • http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html • https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/ • http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html |