CVE-2017-7836
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Summary
The "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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified < 57 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Pingsender dynamically loads libcurl on Linux and OS X
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1401339
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1401339
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