Mozilla Firefox up to 49 on Windows Updater File input validation
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 49 on Windows (Web Browser). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component Updater. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability (File). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability.
The weakness was presented 11/15/2016 as MFSA 2016-89 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-5294. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. A authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 95590 (openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird and NSS (openSUSE-2016-1407)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370225 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2016-89,MFSA2016-90)).
Upgrading to version 50 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (95590). See 93624, 93625, 93626 and 93627 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
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Name: FileClass: Input validation / File
CWE: CWE-20
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Nessus ID: 95590
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla Firefox / Thunderbird and NSS (openSUSE-2016-1407)
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OpenVAS ID: 803347
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox ESR Security Updates (mfsa_2016-89_2016-90)-Windows
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 50
Timeline
06/03/2016 🔍11/15/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2016-89
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2016-5294 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1037298 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Modify Files, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information
SecurityFocus: 94336
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Entry
Created: 11/16/2016 14:03Updated: 10/04/2022 07:54
Changes: 11/16/2016 14:03 (48), 01/31/2018 09:56 (22), 10/04/2022 07:41 (3), 10/04/2022 07:47 (11), 10/04/2022 07:54 (1)
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