CVE-2017-7768
published 2018-06-11CVE-2017-7768: The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to read 32 bytes of any arbitrary file on the local system by convincing the service…
PriorityP423medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
0.33%
25.2th percentile
The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to read 32 bytes of any arbitrary file on the local system by convincing the service that it is reading a status file provided by the Mozilla Windows Updater. The Mozilla Maintenance Service executes with privileged access, bypassing system protections against unprivileged users. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.2 and Firefox < 54.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | firefox | — | — |
| debian | firefox-esr | — | — |
| mozilla | firefox | < 52.2.0 | 52.2.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | < 54.0 | 54.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 54 | 54 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 52.2 | 52.2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
vendor_debian5.5LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-mxf2-hfjf-3p4q: The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to read 32 bytes of any arbitrary file on the local system by convincing the se
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-7768 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-mxf2-hfjf-3p4q: The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to read 32 bytes of any arbitrary file on the local system by convincing the se
The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to read 32 bytes of any arbitrary file on the local system by convincing the service that it is reading a status file provided by the Mozilla Windows Updater. The Mozilla Maintenance Service executes with privileged access, bypassing system protections against unprivileged users. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.2 and Firefox < 54.
Debian
CVE-2017-7768: firefox - The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to read 3...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-7768 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-7768: firefox - The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to read 3...
The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to read 32 bytes of any arbitrary file on the local system by convincing the service that it is reading a status file provided by the Mozilla Windows Updater. The Mozilla Maintenance Service executes with privileged access, bypassing system protections against unprivileged users. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.2 and Firefox < 54.
Scope: local
sid: resolved
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1336979https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1336979https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/
2018-06-11
Published