JVN#81676004
Installers of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird for Windows may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries
Overview
Installers of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird for Windows may insecurely load Dynamic Link Libraries.
Products Affected
- Mozilla Firefox prior to version 54
- Mozilla Firefox ESR prior to version 52.2
- Mozilla Thunderbird prior to version 52.2
Description
Installers of Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird for Windows provided by Mozilla Foundation contain an issue with the DLL search path, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries (CWE-427).
Impact
Arbitrary code may be executed with the privilege of the user invoking the installer.
Solution
Use the Latest Installer
Use the latest installer according to the information provided by the developer.
Users who already have installed Mozilla Firefox or Thunderbird do not need to re-install the application, because this issue affects the installer only.
Vendor Status
| Vendor | Link |
| Mozilla Foundation | Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2017-15 |
| Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2017-16 | |
| Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2017-17 |
References
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Japan Vulnerability Note JVNTA#91240916
Insecure DLL Loading and Command Execution Issues on Many Windows Application Programs
JPCERT/CC Addendum
Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC
| Attack Vector(AV) | Physical (P) | Local (L) | Adjacent (A) | Network (N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Low (L) | ||
| Privileges Required(PR) | High (H) | Low (L) | None (N) | |
| User Interaction(UI) | Required (R) | None (N) | ||
| Scope(S) | Unchanged (U) | Changed (C) | ||
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) | |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) | |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Low (L) | High (H) |
| Access Vector(AV) | Local (L) | Adjacent Network (A) | Network (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access Complexity(AC) | High (H) | Medium (M) | Low (L) |
| Authentication(Au) | Multiple (M) | Single (S) | None (N) |
| Confidentiality Impact(C) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Integrity Impact(I) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
| Availability Impact(A) | None (N) | Partial (P) | Complete (C) |
Credit
Eili Masami of Tachibana Lab. reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
Other Information
| JPCERT Alert |
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| JPCERT Reports |
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| CERT Advisory |
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| CPNI Advisory |
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| TRnotes |
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| CVE |
CVE-2017-7755 |
| JVN iPedia |
JVNDB-2017-000171 |