CVE-2017-7755

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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
7.8 HIGH
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mozillaCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 61%
VendorProductVersion
mozillafirefox
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< 54.0
mozillafirefox_esr
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< 52.2.0
mozillathunderbird
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< 52.2.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
firefox
sid
132.0.1-1
fixed
firefox-esr
bullseye
115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1
fixed
bullseye (security)
128.4.0esr-1~deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
128.4.0esr-1~deb12u1
fixed
trixie
128.3.1esr-2
fixed
sid
128.4.0esr-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
firefox
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
Common Weakness Enumeration
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/
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/