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CVE-2017-7755 The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer…

Description

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.

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Firefox 54 earliest → < 54 54
Firefox ESR 52.2 earliest → < 52.2 52.2
Thunderbird 52.2 earliest → < 52.2 52.2

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