Category Archives: Advisories

ZDI-22-536: (0Day) Electronic Arts Origin Web Helper Service Link Following Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Electronic Arts Origin. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability.

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USN-5345-1: Thunderbird vulnerabilities

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Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked into opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service,
bypass security restrictions, obtain sensitive information, cause
undefined behaviour, spoof the browser UI, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2022-22759, CVE-2022-22760, CVE-2022-22761, CVE-2022-22763,
CVE-2022-22764, CVE-2022-26381, CVE-2022-26383, CVE-2022-26384)

It was discovered that extensions of a particular type could auto-update
themselves and bypass the prompt that requests permissions. If a user
were tricked into installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker
could potentially exploit this to bypass security restrictions.
(CVE-2022-22754)

It was discovered that dragging and dropping an image into a folder could
result in it being marked as executable. If a user were tricked into
dragging and dropping a specially crafted image, an attacker could
potentially exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-22756)

It was discovered that files downloaded to /tmp were accessible to other
users. A local attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2022-26386)

A TOCTOU bug was discovered when verifying addon signatures during
install. A local attacker could potentially exploit this to trick a
user into installing an addon with an invalid signature.
(CVE-2022-26387)

An out-of-bounds write by one byte was discovered when processing
messages in some circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a
specially crafted message, an attacker could potentially exploit this
to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2022-0566)

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CVE-2020-20093

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The Facebook Messenger app for iOS 227.0 and prior and Android 228.1.0.10.116 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages.

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CVE-2020-20094

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Instagram iOS 106.0 and prior and Android 107.0.0.11 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages

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CVE-2020-20095

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iMessage (Messages app) iOS 12.4 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages.

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CVE-2020-20096

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Whatsapp iOS 2.19.80 and prior and Android 2.19.222 and prior user interface does not properly represent URI messages to the user, which results in URI spoofing via specially crafted messages.

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