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CVE-2015-0833

6.9 · MEDIUM

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in updater.exe in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.5, and Thunderbird before 31.5 on Windows, when the Maintenance Service is n…

Published Feb 25, 2015opensuseEPSS 0.33%

Overview

CVE-2015-0833 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting opensuse evergreen. It was published on February 25, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in updater.exe in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.5, and Thunderbird before 31.5 on Windows, when the Maintenance Service is not used, allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in (1) the current working directory or (2) a temporary directory, as demonstrated by bcrypt.dll.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from opensuse. Update evergreen to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
mozillafirefox0Affected
mozillathunderbird0Affected

References

Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00026.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-03/msg00067.htmlRefwww.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-12.htmlRefwww.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/72747Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1031791Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1031792Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=945192Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0833?

CVE-2015-0833 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting opensuse evergreen. It was published on February 25, 2015 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2015-0833?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.9, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2015-0833?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from opensuse. Update evergreen to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2015-0833?

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