Description
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.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2020-4735 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T11:56:51.761Z
Reserved: 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-12423
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Status : Modified
Published: 2020-07-09T15:15:12.193
Modified: 2024-11-21T04:59:42.040
Link: CVE-2020-12423
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