Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in firefox (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-15663 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
firefox (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
EUVDB-ID: #VU46015
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15663
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due Mozilla Maintenance Service does not check if the updater.exe file has a valid signature before executing it with elevated privileges. A local user with ability to replace the updater.exe file file can execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsfirefox (Alpine package): 60.0.1-r0 - 79.0-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ddfe4a2c072f3650ea79b45cffb9f6ac8a154cfb
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ec7853eade2b7d671bc10bb748c69725d946a4fa
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
