VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2015-2720
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.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.29%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 21th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-17
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-58.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1127481
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-58.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1127481
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.