CVE-2017-7836

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-7836
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe "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 Firefox's 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 And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-427

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Access Denied CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Permissions Required
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof URLs, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, Bypass Security Controls, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 57 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Prior to 57 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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