An attack using manipulation of "updater.ini" contents, used by the Mozilla Windows Updater, and privilege escalation through the Mozilla Maintenance Service to allow for arbitrary file execution and deletion by the Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.2 and Firefox < 54.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342742 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342742 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
21 Nov 2024, 03:32
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
References | () https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342742 - Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2018-06-11 21:29
Updated : 2024-11-21 03:32
NVD link : CVE-2017-7766
Mitre link : CVE-2017-7766
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7766
JSON object : View
Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox
- firefox_esr
microsoft
- windows
CWE