Mozilla Firefox up to 53.x on Windows Updater/Maintenance Service path error

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A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 53.x on Windows (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Updater/Maintenance Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-417. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 06/13/2017. The weakness was shared 06/13/2017 by Holger Fuhrmannek (Nils) with Microsoft Vulnerability Research as MFSA 2017-15 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7760 since 04/12/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100885 (openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla based packages (openSUSE-2017-712)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370431 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities. (mfsa2017-15,mfsa2017-16)).

Upgrading to version 54.0 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100885). The entries 102487, 102488, 102489 and 102490 are related to this item.

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Class: Path error
CWE: CWE-417
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Nessus ID: 100885
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : Mozilla based packages (openSUSE-2017-712)
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OpenVAS ID: 803347
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox ESR Security Updates(mfsa_2017-15_2017-16)-Windows
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Upgrade: Firefox 54.0

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Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2017-15
Researcher: Holger Fuhrmannek (Nils)
Organization: Microsoft Vulnerability Research
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7760 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1038689
SecurityFocus: 99057 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Created: 06/14/2017 17:35
Updated: 12/28/2020 15:11
Changes: 06/14/2017 17:35 (81), 10/17/2019 18:37 (8), 12/28/2020 15:11 (2)
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