CVE-2016-5253

Published: Aug 5, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

4.7

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files via vectors involving the callback application-path parameter and a hard link.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

Mozilla

1 product

Firefox

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Up to 47.0.1

Related CWEs

CWE-264

References (10)

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-69.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508

Source: security@mozilla.org

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1246944

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue TrackingPermissions Required

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15

Source: security@mozilla.org

http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-69.html