Description
Logging-related command line parameters are not properly sanitized when Firefox is launched by another program, such as when a user clicks on malicious links in a chat application. This can be used to write a log file to an arbitrary location such as the Windows 'Startup' folder. <br>*Note: this issue only affects Firefox on Windows operating systems.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Mozilla Firefox
unspecified to < 69affected
Mozilla Firefox ESR
unspecified to < 68.1affected
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1572838 ↗
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/ ↗
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-26/ ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.html ↗