CVE-2020-12423

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-12423
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-07-09 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-01-30 17:21:00 UTC
DescriptionWhen the Windows DLL "webauthn.dll" was missing from the Operating System, and a malicious one was placed in a folder in the user's %PATH%, Firefox may have loaded the DLL, leading to arbitrary code execution. *Note: This issue only affects the Windows operating system; other operating systems are unaffected.* This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-427

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:0983-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Access Denied MISC bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required, Vendor Advisory
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 78 — Mozilla MISC www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2020:1017-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296071 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 27.82.1 Missing (CPUOCT2020)
  • 500951 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
  • 503836 Alpine Linux Security Update for firefox
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