CVE-2017-7766
Description
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.
Risk Information
Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.174
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Update for Mozilla Firefox (54.0) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (54.0) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.2.0) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.2.0) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.2.1) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.2.1) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox (54.0.1) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (54.0.1) | Windows |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (54.0) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (54.0.1) | Mac |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-305924 | Update for Mozilla Firefox (54.0) |
| PATCH-305925 | Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (54.0) |
| PATCH-305926 | Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.2.0) |
| PATCH-306017 | Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.2.1) |
| PATCH-306019 | Update for Mozilla Firefox (54.0.1) |
| PATCH-306020 | Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (54.0.1) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234