| CVE-2016-5293 | Date: (C)2018-06-09 (M)2024-03-27 |
When the Mozilla Updater is run, if the Updater's log file in the working directory points to a hardlink, data can be appended to an arbitrary local file. This vulnerability requires local system access. Note: this issue only affects Windows operating systems. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.5 and Firefox < 50.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 5.5 | CVSS Score : 2.1 |
| Exploit Score: 1.8 | Exploit Score: 3.9 |
| Impact Score: 3.6 | Impact Score: 2.9 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: LOCAL |
| Attack Complexity: LOW | Access Complexity: LOW |
| Privileges Required: LOW | Authentication: NONE |
| User Interaction: NONE | Confidentiality: NONE |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
| Confidentiality: NONE | Availability: NONE |
| Integrity: HIGH | |
| Availability: NONE | |
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