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CVE-2017-7755

UNKNOWN
Published 2018-06-11T21:00:00
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Description

The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer when it is run. This allows privileged execution if the installer is run with elevated privileges. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

Mozilla

Firefox

Affected Versions:

unspecified
Mozilla

Firefox ESR

Affected Versions:

unspecified
Mozilla

Thunderbird

Affected Versions:

unspecified

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-3p4h-hgf4-rvgh

Advisory Details

The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer when it is run. This allows privileged execution if the installer is run with elevated privileges. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7755
WEB https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361326
WEB https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15
WEB https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16
WEB https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17
WEB http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 14, 2022, Modified: May 14, 2022

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361326
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/
Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Last Modified: 2024-08-05T16:12:28.505Z
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