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.
Published: 2020-07-09
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD 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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Microsoft Windows
Mozilla Firefox
cve-icon MITRE

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

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-06-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-12423 - Bugzilla

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