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Unscored CVE-2017-7767 EUVD-2017-16742GHSA-cfrv-hc6m-h3rp

The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to overwrite arbitrary files with junk data using the Mozilla Window…

Published Jun 11, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mozilla

Description

The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to overwrite arbitrary files with junk data using the Mozilla Windows Updater, which runs with the Maintenance Service's 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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Mozilla Firefox ESR unspecified – < 52.2 52.2
Mozilla Firefox unspecified – < 54 54

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