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.
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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. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T05:24:38.542Z
Reserved: 2015-03-25T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-2720

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-05-14T10:59:11.897
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-2720

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