Description
When the Mozilla Updater is run, if the Updater's log file in the working directory points to a hardlink, data can be appended to an arbitrary local file. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.5 and Firefox < 50.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2016-6244 | When the Mozilla Updater is run, if the Updater's log file in the working directory points to a hardlink, data can be appended to an arbitrary local file. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.5 and Firefox < 50. |
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History
Tue, 25 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000
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| Vendors & Products |
Mozilla firefox Esr
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:48.955Z
Reserved: 2016-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-5293
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Status : Modified
Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:00.547
Modified: 2025-11-25T17:50:16.803
Link: CVE-2016-5293
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD