CVE-2020-15657
Firefox DLL Loading Vulnerability
Description
Firefox could be made to load attacker-supplied DLL files from the installation directory. This required an attacker that is already capable of placing files in the installation directory. *Note: This issue only affected Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.1, Firefox < 79, and Thunderbird < 78.1.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 10, 2020, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 14, 2020, 5:29 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-15657
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-15657.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.html | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1644954 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-32/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 14, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1644954 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1644954 Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-30/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-32/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-32/ Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-33/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-427 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 79.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 78.1 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 78.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-08/msg00025.html [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-15657 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-15657
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.12 }} -0.00%
score
0.45393
percentile