CVE-2017-7836
Description
The pingsender executable used by the Firefox Health Report dynamically loads a system copy of libcurl, which an attacker could replace. This allows for privilege escalation as the replaced libcurl code will run with Firefoxs privileges. Note: This attack requires an attacker have local system access and only affects OS X and Linux. Windows systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.
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
0.087
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Update for Mozilla Firefox (57.0) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (57.0) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox (57.0.1) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (57.0.1) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox (57.0.2) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (57.0.2) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox (57.0.3) | Windows |
| Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (57.0.3) | Windows |
| Updates for Mozilla Firefox (57.0.4) | Windows |
| Updates for Mozilla Firefox (x64) (57.0.4) | Windows |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (57.0) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (57.0.1) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (57.0.2) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (57.0.3) | Mac |
| Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (57.0.4) | Mac |
| Multiple Vulnerabilities are affected in Mozilla Firefox for Mac 56.0.2 | Mac |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-306662 | Update for Mozilla Firefox (57.0) |
| PATCH-306663 | Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (57.0) |
| PATCH-306737 | Update for Mozilla Firefox (57.0.1) |
| PATCH-306738 | Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (57.0.1) |
| PATCH-306798 | Update for Mozilla Firefox (57.0.2) |
| PATCH-306799 | Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (57.0.2) |
| PATCH-306903 | Update for Mozilla Firefox (57.0.3) |
| PATCH-306904 | Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (57.0.3) |
| PATCH-306934 | Updates for Mozilla Firefox (57.0.4) |
| PATCH-306937 | Updates for Mozilla Firefox (x64) (57.0.4) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-607000 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0) |
| PATCH-611870 | Mozilla Firefox For Mac (142.0.1) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234