Description (CNA)
An attack using manipulation of "updater.ini" contents, used by the Mozilla Windows Updater, and privilege escalation through the Mozilla Maintenance Service to allow for arbitrary file execution and deletion by the Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. 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 (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Mozilla / Firefox ESR | affected unspecified before 52.2 |
| Mozilla / Firefox | affected unspecified before 54 |
CWE
No CWE identifiers supplied.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1342742
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/
ADP enrichment
No English description supplied.