Description
When running, the updater service wrote status and log files to an unrestricted location; potentially allowing an unprivileged process to locate and exploit a vulnerability in file handling in the updater service. *Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected.*. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Mozilla Thunderbird
before 68.3affected
Mozilla Firefox ESR
before 68.3affected
Mozilla Firefox
before 71affected
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1510494 ↗
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-36/ ↗
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-38/ ↗
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-37/ ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00000.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-01/msg00001.html ↗