CVE-2017-7755

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.

References

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/

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3