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CVE-2017-7836

7.8 · HIGH

The "pingsender" executable used by the Firefox Health Report dynamically loads a system copy of libcurl, which an attacker could replace.

Published Jun 11, 2018CWE-427EPSS 0.34%

Overview

CVE-2017-7836 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 11, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/101832Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1039803Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1401339Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/101832Refwww.securitytracker.com/id/1039803Refbugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1401339Refwww.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/

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What is CVE-2017-7836?

CVE-2017-7836 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on June 11, 2018 and has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2017-7836?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2017-7836?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2017-7836?

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