SUSE: CVE-2017-7761: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
Description
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.
Solution(s)
- suse-upgrade-firefox-libffi4
- suse-upgrade-firefox-libstdc-6
- suse-upgrade-libfreebl3
- suse-upgrade-libfreebl3-32bit
- suse-upgrade-libfreebl3-x86
- suse-upgrade-libsoftokn3
- suse-upgrade-libsoftokn3-32bit
- suse-upgrade-libsoftokn3-x86
- suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss
- suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-32bit
- suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-devel
- suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-tools
- suse-upgrade-mozilla-nss-x86
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-branding-sle
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-branding-sled
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-devel
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-common
- suse-upgrade-mozillafirefox-translations-other
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