Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-7836

The "pingsender" executable used by the Firefox Health Report dynamically loads a system copy of libcurl, which an attacker could replace. This allows for privilege escalation as the replaced libcurl code will run with Firefox's privileges. Note: This attack requires an attacker have local system access and only affects OS X and Linux. Windows systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.
Published 2018-06-11 21:29:12
Updated 2019-10-03 00:03:26
Source Mozilla Corporation
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege

Products affected by CVE-2017-7836

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7836

EPSS FAQ
0.10%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 25 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2017-7836

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
4.6
 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.9
6.4
 NIST
7.8
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1.8
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2017-7836

  • The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2017-7836

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