CVE-2015-2720

Published: May 14, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

4.4

Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

The update implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 on Windows does not ensure that the pathname for updater.exe corresponds to the application directory, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

Mozilla

1 product

Firefox

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 37.0.2

Related CWEs

CWE-17

References (8)

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-58.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1127481

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-58.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1127481

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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