CVE-2015-2720

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Published May 14, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The update implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 on Windows does not ensure that the pathname for updater.exe corresponds to the application directory, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2015-2810	The update implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 38.0 on Windows does not ensure that the pathname for updater.exe corresponds to the application directory, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse file.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.287% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-58.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1127481

History

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Subscriptions

Mozilla Firefox

Weaknesses

CWE-17

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:24 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: May 14, 2015, 10:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 5:24 AM
Reserved: Mar 25, 2015, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:24 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 14, 2015, 10:59 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:24 AM

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