CVE-2017-7755 (GCVE-0-2017-7755)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-11 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 16:12
Severity ?
CWE
  • Privilege escalation through Firefox Installer with same directory DLL files
Summary
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.
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