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CVE-2017-7782 — An error in the "WindowsDllDetourPatcher" where a RWX ("Read/Write/Execute") 4k

An error in the "WindowsDllDetourPatcher" where a RWX ("Read/Write/Execute") 4k block is allocated but never protected, violating DEP protections. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerab

CVSS
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EPSS
0.51% (top 33.90%)
CWE
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Published
2018-06-11T21:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T16:12:28.408Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

An error in the "WindowsDllDetourPatcher" where a RWX ("Read/Write/Execute") 4k block is allocated but never protected, violating DEP protections. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaThunderbirdunspecified
MozillaFirefox ESRunspecified
MozillaFirefoxunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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