Vulnerabilities > CVE-2017-7790 - Unspecified vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
network
low complexity
mozilla
nessus

Summary

On Windows systems, if non-null-terminated strings are copied into the crash reporter for some specific registry keys, stack memory data can be copied until a null is found. This can potentially contain private data from the local system. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Mozilla
519
OS
Microsoft
1

Nessus

  • NASL familyFreeBSD Local Security Checks
    NASL idFREEBSD_PKG_555B244E6B204546851FD8EB7D6C1FFA.NASL
    descriptionMozilla Foundation reports : Please reference CVE/URL list for details
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id102278
    published2017-08-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102278
    titleFreeBSD : mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities (555b244e-6b20-4546-851f-d8eb7d6c1ffa)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idMOZILLA_FIREFOX_55_0.NASL
    descriptionThe version of Mozilla Firefox installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 55. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities, some of which allow code execution and potentially exploitable crashes.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id102359
    published2017-08-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2017-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/102359
    titleMozilla Firefox < 55 Multiple Vulnerabilities