The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer when it is run. This…
mozilla·CWE-426·Published 2018-06-11
The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer when it is run. This allows privileged execution if the installer is run with elevated privileges. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.
The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer when it is run. This allows privileged execution if the installer is run with elevated privileges. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.
El instalador de Firefox en Windows puede cargar archivos DLL maliciosos almacenados en el mismo directorio que el instalador cuando se ejecuta. Esto permite la ejecución con privilegios si el instalador se ejecuta con privilegios elevados. Nota: este ataque solo afecta a sistemas operativos Windows. Otros sistemas operativos no se han visto afectados. La vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox en versiones anteriores a la 54, Firefox ESR en versiones anteriores a la 52.2 y Thunderbird en versiones anteriores a la 52.2.
| Version | Type | Source | Base | Exp | Impact | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.0 | Primary | NVD | 6.8 | 8.6 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| 3.0 | Primary | NVD | 7.8 | 1.8 | 5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |