Logging-related command line parameters are not properly sanitized when Firefox is launched by another program, such as when a user clicks on malicious links in a chat application. This can be used to write a log file to an arbitrary location such as the Windows 'Startup' folder. <br>*Note: this issue only affects Firefox on Windows operating systems.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69 and Firefox ESR < 68.1.
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00011.html | |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00017.html | |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1572838 | Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-25/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2019-26/ | Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2019-09-27T17:14:37
Updated: 2019-10-06T14:06:28
Reserved: 2019-05-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2019-11751
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2019-09-27T18:15:13.303
Modified: 2020-08-24T17:37:01.140
Link: CVE-2019-11751
JSON object: View
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CWE