Mozilla VPN can load an OpenSSL configuration file from an unsecured directory. A user or attacker with limited privileges could leverage this to launch arbitrary code with SYSTEM privilege. This vulnerability affects Mozilla VPN < 2.7.1.
References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1752291 Issue Tracking Permissions Required Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2022-08/ Vendor Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published: 2022-12-22T00:00:00

Updated: 2022-12-22T00:00:00

Reserved: 2022-02-07T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2022-0517

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-12-22T20:15:12.540

Modified: 2022-12-29T18:56:35.307


Link: CVE-2022-0517

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