{ "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": "99057", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057" }, { "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": "1038689", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689" }, { "name": "https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://sourceforge.net/p/nsis/bugs/1125/" }, { "name": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/" } ] } }