Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-2809
The Mozilla Maintenance Service updater in Mozilla Firefox before 46.0 on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to delete arbitrary files by leveraging certain local file execution.
Products affected by CVE-2016-2809
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-2809
2.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 87 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-2809
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5.8
|
MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
8.6
|
4.9
|
NIST | |
|
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-2809
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-2809
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http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-40.html
Privilege escalation through file deletion by Maintenance Service updater — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
Mozilla Firefox, Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201701-15) — Gentoo security
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035692
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Flaws Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code, Gain Elevated Privileges, Bypass Security Restrictions, and Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information - SecurityTracker
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00038.html
openSUSE-SU-2016:1251-1: moderate: Security update to Firefox 46.0
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1212939
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