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CVE-2015-4505

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.

Published

2015-09-24T04:59:08.223

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

9.2

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mozilla firefox 38.0 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 38.0.1 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 38.0.5 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 38.1.0 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 38.1.1 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 38.2.0 Yes
Application mozilla firefox 38.2.1 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No
Application mozilla firefox ≤ 40.0.3 Yes
Operating System microsoft windows * No
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