CVE-2020-15657 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-15657 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 10/08/2020 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox ESR
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-15657 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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    Integrity Impact (I)*
    Availability Impact (A)*

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: DLL hijacking due to incorrect loading path
Source: Mozilla

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).