Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7798 XUL Injection Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

BID:100198

CVE-2017-7798 |

Info

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7798 XUL Injection Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 100198
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2017-7798
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 08 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 18 2017 02:11PM
Credit: Frederik Braun
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 17.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Client Optional 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 Client
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
openSUSE Leap 42.3
openSUSE Leap 42.2
Mozilla Firefox 53.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 50.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 50.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 43.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 43.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 41.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 39.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 37.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 37.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 36.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 31.8
Mozilla Firefox 29.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 28.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 27.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 25.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 24.1.1
Mozilla Firefox 19.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 19.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 16.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 16.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 15.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 9.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.8
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Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5
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Mozilla Firefox 2.0 20
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .9
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .8
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .7
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .6
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .5
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .4
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .3
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .19
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .17
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .16
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .10
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 12
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 .8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.0
Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
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Mozilla Firefox 0.9.3
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.9
Mozilla Firefox 0.8
Mozilla Firefox 0.6.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 9.0
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Mozilla Firefox 6.0.2
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Mozilla Firefox 54
Mozilla Firefox 53
Mozilla Firefox 52.0.1
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Mozilla Firefox 51
Mozilla Firefox 50.1
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Mozilla Firefox 49.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 49.0.1
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Mozilla Firefox 48
Mozilla Firefox 47
Mozilla Firefox 46.0.1
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Mozilla Firefox 42
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Mozilla Firefox 40.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 40
Mozilla Firefox 4.0.1
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Mozilla Firefox 39
Mozilla Firefox 38
Mozilla Firefox 37
Mozilla Firefox 36.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 36
Mozilla Firefox 35.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 35
Mozilla Firefox 34.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 34
Mozilla Firefox 33.0
Mozilla Firefox 33
Mozilla Firefox 32.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 32.0
Mozilla Firefox 32
Mozilla Firefox 31.8
Mozilla Firefox 31.6
Mozilla Firefox 31.1.0
Mozilla Firefox 31.1
Mozilla Firefox 31.0
Mozilla Firefox 31
Mozilla Firefox 30.0
Mozilla Firefox 30
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.27
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.26
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.25
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.23
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Mozilla Firefox 3.6.19
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Mozilla Firefox 3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Mozilla Firefox 29.0
Mozilla Firefox 29
Mozilla Firefox 28.0
Mozilla Firefox 28
Mozilla Firefox 27.0
Mozilla Firefox 27
Mozilla Firefox 26.0
Mozilla Firefox 26
Mozilla Firefox 25.0
Mozilla Firefox 24.1
Mozilla Firefox 24.0
Mozilla Firefox 23.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 23.0
Mozilla Firefox 22.0
Mozilla Firefox 21.0
Mozilla Firefox 20.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 20.0
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.21
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.18
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.15
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.14
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 8
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .9
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .7
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .6
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .5
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .4
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .10
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Mozilla Firefox 19.0
Mozilla Firefox 18.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 18.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 18.0
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 17.0
Mozilla Firefox 16.0
Mozilla Firefox 16
Mozilla Firefox 15.0
Mozilla Firefox 15
Mozilla Firefox 14.01
Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 14.0
Mozilla Firefox 14
Mozilla Firefox 12.0
Mozilla Firefox 11.0
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 10.0
Mozilla Firefox 10
Mozilla Firefox 1.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.7
Mozilla Firefox 0.6
Mozilla Firefox 0.5
Mozilla Firefox 0.3
Mozilla Firefox 0.2
Mozilla Firefox 0.1
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Firefox 55

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7798 XUL Injection Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to an arbitrary code-execution vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application. Failed exploit attempts will likely cause a denial-of-service condition.

This issue has been fixed in:

Firefox 55

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7798 XUL Injection Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7798 XUL Injection Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7798 XUL Injection Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

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