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HistoryAug 28, 2012 - 12:00 a.m.

Installer will launch incorrect executable following new installation β€” Mozilla

2012-08-2800:00:00
Mozilla Foundation
www.mozilla.org
15

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

13.9%

Security researcher Masato Kinugawa reported that if a crafted executable is placed in the root partition on a Windows file system, the Firefox and Thunderbird installer will launch this program after a standard installation instead of Firefox or Thunderbird, running this program with the user’s privileges.