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CVE-2015-4505

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Published: Sep 24, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

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6.6
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 9.2
Source: NVD

Description

updater.exe in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files by conducting a junction attack and waiting for an update operation by the Mozilla Maintenance Service.

Affected (8)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox
Mozilla
1 product
Firefox
Configuration A
7 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mozilla
Firefox
Version 38.0.1
Firefox
Version 38.0.5
Firefox
Version 38.0
Firefox
Version 38.1.0
Firefox
Version 38.1.1
Firefox
Version 38.2.0
Firefox
Version 38.2.1
Configuration B
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Firefox
Up to 40.0.3
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-264
CWE-264

References (14)

Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: security@mozilla.org
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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