CVE-2017-7755
First published: Tue Jun 13 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@mozilla.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| <54 | 54 | |
| <52.2 | 52.2 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | <52.2 | 52.2 |
| <52.2 | 52.2 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | <54.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | <52.2.0 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | <52.2.0 | |
| Microsoft Windows |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361326
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/
Peer vulnerabilities
(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
- CVE-2017-5472
- CVE-2017-7749
- CVE-2017-7750
- CVE-2017-7751
- CVE-2017-7755
- CVE-2017-7752
- CVE-2017-7754
- CVE-2017-7756
- CVE-2017-7757
- CVE-2017-7778
- CVE-2017-7758
- CVE-2017-7763
- CVE-2017-7764
- CVE-2017-7765
- CVE-2017-5470
- CVE-2017-7760
- CVE-2017-7761
- CVE-2017-7766
- CVE-2017-7767
- CVE-2017-7768
- CVE-2017-7759
- CVE-2017-7762
- CVE-2017-7770
- CVE-2017-5471
- collector/mozilla-advisory
- agent/type
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- source/Mozilla
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/mozilla
- canonical/mozilla thunderbird
- canonical/mozilla firefox esr
- canonical/mozilla firefox
- vendor/microsoft
- canonical/microsoft windows