CVE-2017-7767

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.
Configurations

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AND
OR cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

25 Nov 2025, 17:50

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 21:29

Updated : 2025-11-25 17:50


NVD link : CVE-2017-7767

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7767

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7767


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Products Affected

microsoft

  • windows

mozilla

  • firefox
CWE
CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management