CVE-2017-7755

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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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published6/11/2018

Last Modified11/25/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

microsoft:windowsmozilla:firefoxmozilla:thunderbird

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057(security@mozilla.org)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689(security@mozilla.org)

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361326(security@mozilla.org)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/(security@mozilla.org)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/(security@mozilla.org)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/(security@mozilla.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361326(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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