Description
The FileReader class in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) by changing a file during a FileReader API read operation.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1238440
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00029.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-26.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00031.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035215
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-2
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2917-3
Scores
CVSS v3
7.4
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
mozilla/firefox
< 44.0.2
Published
Mar 13, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026