The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to overwrite arbitrary files with junk data using the Mozilla Windows Updater, which runs with the Maintenance Service's 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=1336964 | 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=1336964 | 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=1336964 - 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-2017-7767
Mitre link : CVE-2017-7767
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7767
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Products Affected
mozilla
- firefox
- firefox_esr
microsoft
- windows
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management