CVE-2017-7782

Summary

An error in the "WindowsDllDetourPatcher" where a RWX ("Read/Write/Execute") 4k block is allocated but never protected, violating DEP protections. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
MozillaThunderbirdunspecified < 52.3affected
MozillaFirefox ESRunspecified < 52.3affected
MozillaFirefoxunspecified < 55affected

Weaknesses

  • WindowsDllDetourPatcher allocates memory without DEP protections

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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