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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.39% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- mozilla/firefox · mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361326Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361326Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.