{ "CVE_data_meta" : { "ASSIGNER" : "security@mozilla.org", "ID" : "CVE-2017-7761", "STATE" : "PUBLIC" }, "affects" : { "vendor" : { "vendor_data" : [ { "product" : { "product_data" : [ { "product_name" : "Firefox ESR", "version" : { "version_data" : [ { "version_affected" : "<", "version_value" : "52.2" } ] } }, { "product_name" : "Firefox", "version" : { "version_data" : [ { "version_affected" : "<", "version_value" : "54" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name" : "Mozilla" } ] } }, "data_format" : "MITRE", "data_type" : "CVE", "data_version" : "4.0", "description" : { "description_data" : [ { "lang" : "eng", "value" : "The Mozilla Maintenance Service \"helper.exe\" application creates a temporary directory writable by non-privileged users. When this is combined with creation of a junction (a form of symbolic link), protected files in the target directory of the junction can be deleted by the Mozilla 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." } ] }, "problemtype" : { "problemtype_data" : [ { "description" : [ { "lang" : "eng", "value" : "File deletion and privilege escalation through Mozilla Maintenance Service helper.exe application" } ] } ] }, "references" : { "reference_data" : [ { "name" : "https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/", "refsource" : "MISC", "url" : "https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/" }, { "name" : "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215648", "refsource" : "CONFIRM", "url" : "https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215648" }, { "name" : "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/", "refsource" : "CONFIRM", "url" : "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/" }, { "name" : "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/", "refsource" : "CONFIRM", "url" : "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/" }, { "name" : "99057", "refsource" : "BID", "url" : "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057" }, { "name" : "1038689", "refsource" : "SECTRACK", "url" : "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689" } ] } }