Riskcovery

CVE-2017-7755

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Reserved
Apr 12, 2017

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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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
FirefoxMozilla
  • before 54Affected
Firefox ESRMozilla
  • before 52.2Affected
ThunderbirdMozilla
  • before 52.2Affected

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