CVE-2016-5253 json
The Updater in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files via vectors involving the callback app…
published 2016-08-05 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-6204
- cvss
- 4.7
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 15%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 50.1.0-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1
Exploit prediction
0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 15% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 4.7 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/201701-15
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-69.html
vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1036508
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/92260
vdb-entry
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bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1246944
issue-tracking, permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-5253
- NVD CVE-2016-5253
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