CVE-2015-4481
Description
Race condition in the Mozilla Maintenance Service in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 on Windows allows local users to write to arbitrary files and consequently gain privileges via vectors involving a hard link to a log file during an update.
Risk Information
Base Score
7.0
MODERATE
Vector
AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.164
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Update for SeaMonkey (2.35) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox (40.0) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox (40.0.2) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox (40.0.3) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (38.2.1) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Thunderbird (38.2.0) | Windows |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-301494 | Update for SeaMonkey (2.35) |
| PATCH-302181 | Update for Mozilla Firefox (40.0) |
| PATCH-302182 | Update for Mozilla Firefox (40.0.2) |
| PATCH-302183 | Update for Mozilla Firefox (40.0.3) |
| PATCH-302284 | Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (38.2.1) |
| PATCH-302489 | Update for Mozilla Thunderbird (38.2.0) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234