CVE-2017-7755

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    CVE-2017-7755

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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: , 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

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High