CVE-2017-7755: Mozilla Firefox vulnerability
Mozilla · Firefox
Vendor fix available · Affected: Mozilla Firefox · Exploitation: possible (1 to 10%)
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DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products3
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Mozilla · Firefoxbefore 54
- Mozilla · Firefox ESRbefore 52.2
- Mozilla · Thunderbirdbefore 52.2
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-426cwe.mitre.org
- securityfocus.com/bid/99057securityfocus.com
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15mozilla.org
- securitytracker.com/id/1038689securitytracker.com
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361326bugzilla.mozilla.org
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17mozilla.org
- mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16mozilla.org