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CVE-2015-0833

First published: Wed Feb 25 2015(Updated: )

Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in updater.exe in Mozilla Firefox before 36.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.5, and Thunderbird before 31.5 on Windows, when the Maintenance Service is not used, allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in (1) the current working directory or (2) a temporary directory, as demonstrated by bcrypt.dll.

Credit: security@mozilla.org security@mozilla.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Evergreen ILS=11.4
openSUSE=13.1
openSUSE=13.2
All of
Any of
Firefox<=35.0.1
Firefox=0.1
Firefox=0.2
Firefox=0.3
Firefox=0.4
Firefox=0.5
Firefox=0.6
Firefox=0.6.1
Firefox=0.7
Firefox=0.7.1
Firefox=0.8
Firefox=0.9
Firefox=0.9-rc
Firefox=0.9.1
Firefox=0.9.2
Firefox=0.9.3
Firefox=0.10
Firefox=0.10.1
Firefox=1.0
Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Firefox=1.0.1
Firefox=1.0.2
Firefox=1.0.3
Firefox=1.0.4
Firefox=1.0.5
Firefox=1.0.6
Firefox=1.0.7
Firefox=1.0.8
Firefox=1.4.1
Firefox=1.5
Firefox=1.5-beta1
Firefox=1.5-beta2
Firefox=1.5.0.1
Firefox=1.5.0.2
Firefox=1.5.0.3
Firefox=1.5.0.4
Firefox=1.5.0.5
Firefox=1.5.0.6
Firefox=1.5.0.7
Firefox=1.5.0.8
Firefox=1.5.0.9
Firefox=1.5.0.10
Firefox=1.5.0.11
Firefox=1.5.0.12
Firefox=1.5.1
Firefox=1.5.2
Firefox=1.5.3
Firefox=1.5.4
Firefox=1.5.5
Firefox=1.5.6
Firefox=1.5.7
Firefox=1.5.8
Firefox=1.8
Firefox=2.0
Firefox=2.0.0.1
Firefox=2.0.0.2
Firefox=2.0.0.3
Firefox=2.0.0.4
Firefox=2.0.0.5
Firefox=2.0.0.6
Firefox=2.0.0.7
Firefox=2.0.0.8
Firefox=2.0.0.9
Firefox=2.0.0.10
Firefox=2.0.0.11
Firefox=2.0.0.12
Firefox=2.0.0.13
Firefox=2.0.0.14
Firefox=2.0.0.15
Firefox=2.0.0.16
Firefox=2.0.0.17
Firefox=2.0.0.18
Firefox=2.0.0.19
Firefox=2.0.0.20
Firefox=3.0
Firefox=3.0.1
Firefox=3.0.2
Firefox=3.0.3
Firefox=3.0.4
Firefox=3.0.5
Firefox=3.0.6
Firefox=3.0.7
Firefox=3.0.8
Firefox=3.0.9
Firefox=3.0.10
Firefox=3.0.11
Firefox=3.0.12
Firefox=3.0.13
Firefox=3.0.14
Firefox=3.0.15
Firefox=3.0.16
Firefox=3.0.17
Firefox=3.0.18
Firefox=3.0.19
Firefox=3.5
Firefox=3.5.1
Firefox=3.5.2
Firefox=3.5.3
Firefox=3.5.4
Firefox=3.5.5
Firefox=3.5.6
Firefox=3.5.7
Firefox=3.5.8
Firefox=3.5.9
Firefox=3.5.10
Firefox=3.5.11
Firefox=3.5.12
Firefox=3.5.13
Firefox=3.5.14
Firefox=3.5.15
Firefox=3.5.16
Firefox=3.5.17
Firefox=3.5.18
Firefox=3.5.19
Firefox=3.6
Firefox=3.6.2
Firefox=3.6.3
Firefox=3.6.4
Firefox=3.6.6
Firefox=3.6.7
Firefox=3.6.8
Firefox=3.6.9
Firefox=3.6.10
Firefox=3.6.11
Firefox=3.6.12
Firefox=3.6.13
Firefox=3.6.14
Firefox=3.6.15
Firefox=3.6.16
Firefox=3.6.17
Firefox=3.6.18
Firefox=3.6.19
Firefox=3.6.20
Firefox=3.6.21
Firefox=3.6.22
Firefox=3.6.23
Firefox=3.6.24
Firefox=3.6.25
Firefox=3.6.26
Firefox=3.6.27
Firefox=3.6.28
Firefox=4.0
Firefox=4.0-beta1
Firefox=4.0-beta10
Firefox=4.0-beta11
Firefox=4.0-beta12
Firefox=4.0-beta2
Firefox=4.0-beta3
Firefox=4.0-beta4
Firefox=4.0-beta5
Firefox=4.0-beta6
Firefox=4.0-beta7
Firefox=4.0-beta8
Firefox=4.0-beta9
Firefox=4.0.1
Firefox=5.0
Firefox=5.0.1
Firefox=6.0
Firefox=6.0.1
Firefox=6.0.2
Firefox=7.0
Firefox=7.0.1
Firefox=8.0
Firefox=8.0.1
Firefox=9.0
Firefox=9.0.1
Firefox=10.0
Firefox=10.0.1
Firefox=10.0.2
Firefox=10.0.3
Firefox=10.0.4
Firefox=10.0.5
Firefox=10.0.6
Firefox=10.0.7
Firefox=10.0.8
Firefox=10.0.9
Firefox=10.0.10
Firefox=10.0.11
Firefox=10.0.12
Firefox=11.0
Firefox=12.0
Firefox=12.0-beta6
Firefox=13.0
Firefox=13.0.1
Firefox=14.0
Firefox=14.0.1
Firefox=15.0
Firefox=15.0.1
Firefox=16.0
Firefox=16.0.1
Firefox=16.0.2
Firefox=17.0
Firefox=17.0.1
Firefox=17.0.2
Firefox=17.0.3
Firefox=17.0.4
Firefox=17.0.5
Firefox=17.0.6
Firefox=17.0.7
Firefox=17.0.8
Firefox=17.0.9
Firefox=17.0.10
Firefox=17.0.11
Firefox=18.0
Firefox=18.0.1
Firefox=18.0.2
Firefox=19.0
Firefox=19.0.1
Firefox=19.0.2
Firefox=20.0
Firefox=20.0.1
Firefox=21.0
Firefox=22.0
Firefox=23.0
Firefox=23.0.1
Firefox=24.0
Firefox=24.1
Firefox=24.1.1
Firefox=25.0
Firefox=25.0.1
Firefox=26.0
Firefox=27.0
Firefox=27.0.1
Firefox=28.0
Firefox=29.0
Firefox=29.0.1
Firefox=30.0
Firefox=31.0
Firefox=31.1.0
Firefox=32.0
Firefox=33.0
Firefox=34.0.5
Microsoft Windows Operating System
All of
Any of
Thunderbird<=31.4
Thunderbird=31.0
Thunderbird=31.1.2
Thunderbird=31.2
Thunderbird=31.3
Microsoft Windows Operating System
All of
Any of
Firefox=31.0
Firefox=31.1.1
Firefox ESR=31.1
Firefox ESR=31.2
Firefox ESR=31.3
Firefox ESR=31.4
Firefox ESR=31.5
Microsoft Windows Operating System
Firefox<=35.0.1
Firefox=0.1
Firefox=0.2
Firefox=0.3
Firefox=0.4
Firefox=0.5
Firefox=0.6
Firefox=0.6.1
Firefox=0.7
Firefox=0.7.1
Firefox=0.8
Firefox=0.9
Firefox=0.9-rc
Firefox=0.9.1
Firefox=0.9.2
Firefox=0.9.3
Firefox=0.10
Firefox=0.10.1
Firefox=1.0
Firefox=1.0-preview_release
Firefox=1.0.1
Firefox=1.0.2
Firefox=1.0.3
Firefox=1.0.4
Firefox=1.0.5
Firefox=1.0.6
Firefox=1.0.7
Firefox=1.0.8
Firefox=1.4.1
Firefox=1.5
Firefox=1.5-beta1
Firefox=1.5-beta2
Firefox=1.5.0.1
Firefox=1.5.0.2
Firefox=1.5.0.3
Firefox=1.5.0.4
Firefox=1.5.0.5
Firefox=1.5.0.6
Firefox=1.5.0.7
Firefox=1.5.0.8
Firefox=1.5.0.9
Firefox=1.5.0.10
Firefox=1.5.0.11
Firefox=1.5.0.12
Firefox=1.5.1
Firefox=1.5.2
Firefox=1.5.3
Firefox=1.5.4
Firefox=1.5.5
Firefox=1.5.6
Firefox=1.5.7
Firefox=1.5.8
Firefox=1.8
Firefox=2.0
Firefox=2.0.0.1
Firefox=2.0.0.2
Firefox=2.0.0.3
Firefox=2.0.0.4
Firefox=2.0.0.5
Firefox=2.0.0.6
Firefox=2.0.0.7
Firefox=2.0.0.8
Firefox=2.0.0.9
Firefox=2.0.0.10
Firefox=2.0.0.11
Firefox=2.0.0.12
Firefox=2.0.0.13
Firefox=2.0.0.14
Firefox=2.0.0.15
Firefox=2.0.0.16
Firefox=2.0.0.17
Firefox=2.0.0.18
Firefox=2.0.0.19
Firefox=2.0.0.20
Firefox=3.0
Firefox=3.0.1
Firefox=3.0.2
Firefox=3.0.3
Firefox=3.0.4
Firefox=3.0.5
Firefox=3.0.6
Firefox=3.0.7
Firefox=3.0.8
Firefox=3.0.9
Firefox=3.0.10
Firefox=3.0.11
Firefox=3.0.12
Firefox=3.0.13
Firefox=3.0.14
Firefox=3.0.15
Firefox=3.0.16
Firefox=3.0.17
Firefox=3.0.18
Firefox=3.0.19
Firefox=3.5
Firefox=3.5.1
Firefox=3.5.2
Firefox=3.5.3
Firefox=3.5.4
Firefox=3.5.5
Firefox=3.5.6
Firefox=3.5.7
Firefox=3.5.8
Firefox=3.5.9
Firefox=3.5.10
Firefox=3.5.11
Firefox=3.5.12
Firefox=3.5.13
Firefox=3.5.14
Firefox=3.5.15
Firefox=3.5.16
Firefox=3.5.17
Firefox=3.5.18
Firefox=3.5.19
Firefox=3.6
Firefox=3.6.2
Firefox=3.6.3
Firefox=3.6.4
Firefox=3.6.6
Firefox=3.6.7
Firefox=3.6.8
Firefox=3.6.9
Firefox=3.6.10
Firefox=3.6.11
Firefox=3.6.12
Firefox=3.6.13
Firefox=3.6.14
Firefox=3.6.15
Firefox=3.6.16
Firefox=3.6.17
Firefox=3.6.18
Firefox=3.6.19
Firefox=3.6.20
Firefox=3.6.21
Firefox=3.6.22
Firefox=3.6.23
Firefox=3.6.24
Firefox=3.6.25
Firefox=3.6.26
Firefox=3.6.27
Firefox=3.6.28
Firefox=4.0
Firefox=4.0-beta1
Firefox=4.0-beta10
Firefox=4.0-beta11
Firefox=4.0-beta12
Firefox=4.0-beta2
Firefox=4.0-beta3
Firefox=4.0-beta4
Firefox=4.0-beta5
Firefox=4.0-beta6
Firefox=4.0-beta7
Firefox=4.0-beta8
Firefox=4.0-beta9
Firefox=4.0.1
Firefox=5.0
Firefox=5.0.1
Firefox=6.0
Firefox=6.0.1
Firefox=6.0.2
Firefox=7.0
Firefox=7.0.1
Firefox=8.0
Firefox=8.0.1
Firefox=9.0
Firefox=9.0.1
Firefox=10.0
Firefox=10.0.1
Firefox=10.0.2
Firefox=10.0.3
Firefox=10.0.4
Firefox=10.0.5
Firefox=10.0.6
Firefox=10.0.7
Firefox=10.0.8
Firefox=10.0.9
Firefox=10.0.10
Firefox=10.0.11
Firefox=10.0.12
Firefox=11.0
Firefox=12.0
Firefox=12.0-beta6
Firefox=13.0
Firefox=13.0.1
Firefox=14.0
Firefox=14.0.1
Firefox=15.0
Firefox=15.0.1
Firefox=16.0
Firefox=16.0.1
Firefox=16.0.2
Firefox=17.0
Firefox=17.0.1
Firefox=17.0.2
Firefox=17.0.3
Firefox=17.0.4
Firefox=17.0.5
Firefox=17.0.6
Firefox=17.0.7
Firefox=17.0.8
Firefox=17.0.9
Firefox=17.0.10
Firefox=17.0.11
Firefox=18.0
Firefox=18.0.1
Firefox=18.0.2
Firefox=19.0
Firefox=19.0.1
Firefox=19.0.2
Firefox=20.0
Firefox=20.0.1
Firefox=21.0
Firefox=22.0
Firefox=23.0
Firefox=23.0.1
Firefox=24.0
Firefox=24.1
Firefox=24.1.1
Firefox=25.0
Firefox=25.0.1
Firefox=26.0
Firefox=27.0
Firefox=27.0.1
Firefox=28.0
Firefox=29.0
Firefox=29.0.1
Firefox=30.0
Firefox=31.0
Firefox=31.1.0
Firefox=32.0
Firefox=33.0
Firefox=34.0.5
Microsoft Windows Operating System
Thunderbird<=31.4
Thunderbird=31.0
Thunderbird=31.1.2
Thunderbird=31.2
Thunderbird=31.3
Firefox ESR=31.0
Firefox ESR=31.1
Firefox ESR=31.1.1
Firefox ESR=31.2
Firefox ESR=31.3
Firefox ESR=31.4
Firefox ESR=31.5

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2015-0833?

    CVE-2015-0833 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability due to its ability to allow local users to gain elevated privileges through a specific exploit.

  • How do I fix CVE-2015-0833?

    To fix CVE-2015-0833, upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox or Mozilla Thunderbird that addresses this vulnerability.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2015-0833?

    CVE-2015-0833 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 36.0, Firefox ESR versions before 31.5, and Thunderbird versions before 31.5 on Windows.

  • What is a Trojan horse DLL in the context of CVE-2015-0833?

    In the context of CVE-2015-0833, a Trojan horse DLL is a malicious dynamic link library that could be placed in untrusted directories to exploit the vulnerability.

  • Can local users exploit CVE-2015-0833 remotely?

    No, local users must have physical or direct access to the affected system to exploit CVE-2015-0833.

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