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CVE-2020-12423

UNKNOWN
Published 2020-07-09T14:39:37
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Description

When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

Mozilla

Firefox

Affected Versions:

unspecified

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed MODERATE

GHSA-qj63-c77f-88gh

Advisory Details

When the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

5.0

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12423
WEB https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1642400
WEB https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24
WEB http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html
WEB http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.html

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: January 30, 2023

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1642400
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.html
Published: 2020-07-09T14:39:37
Last Modified: 2024-08-04T11:56:51.761Z
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