Description
The destructor function for the "WindowsDllDetourPatcher" class can be re-purposed by malicious code in concert with another vulnerability to write arbitrary data to an attacker controlled location in memory. This can be used to bypass existing memory protections in this situation. 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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Mozilla Thunderbird
unspecified to < 52.3affected
Mozilla Firefox ESR
unspecified to < 52.3affected
Mozilla Firefox
unspecified to < 55affected
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/ ↗
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-20/ ↗
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100234 ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 ↗
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1372849 ↗