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2020-07-09
When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.
| Products | Firefox |
| Type | Uncontrolled Search Path Element (CWE-427) |
| First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
| Links |
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1642400
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/ • http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html • http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.html |