Description
Logging-related command line parameters are not properly sanitized when Firefox is launched by another program, such as when a user clicks on malicious links in a chat application. This can be used to write a log file to an arbitrary location such as the Windows 'Startup' folder. <br>*Note: this issue only affects Firefox on Windows operating systems.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
Published: 2019-09-27
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-3421 Logging-related command line parameters are not properly sanitized when Firefox is launched by another program, such as when a user clicks on malicious links in a chat application. This can be used to write a log file to an arbitrary location such as the Windows 'Startup' folder. <br>*Note: this issue only affects Firefox on Windows operating systems.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
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Microsoft Windows
Mozilla Firefox Firefox Esr
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T23:03:32.751Z

Reserved: 2019-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-11751

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Status : Modified

Published: 2019-09-27T18:15:13.303

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:21:43.220

Link: CVE-2019-11751

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2019-09-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-11751 - Bugzilla

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