CVE-2017-7766
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
An attack using manipulation of "updater.ini" contents, used by the Mozilla Windows Updater, and privilege escalation through the Mozilla Maintenance Service to allow for arbitrary file execution and deletion by the Maintenance Service, which has 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.
Un ataque que emplea la manipulación del contenido de "updater.ini", empleado por Mozilla Windows Updater, y un escalado de privilegios mediante Mozilla Maintenance Service permite la ejecución y eliminación de archivos arbitrarios por parte de Maintenance Service, que tiene acceso privilegiado. Nota: Este ataque requiere acceso local al sistema y solo afecta a Windows. Otros sistemas operativos no se han visto afectados. La vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox ESR en versiones anteriores a la 52.2 y Firefox en versiones anteriores a la 54.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2017-04-12 CVE Reserved
- 2018-06-11 CVE Published
- 2024-04-20 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342742 | 2019-10-03 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15 | 2019-10-03 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16 | 2019-10-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 54.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 54.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 52.2.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 52.2.0" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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