CVE-2017-7755 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Windows
Mozilla	Firefox Firefox Esr Thunderbird

Configuration 1 [-]

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OR	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361326
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

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

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:12:28.505Z

Reserved: 2017-04-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-7755

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:07.967

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:32:35.740

Link: CVE-2017-7755

Redhat

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