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CVE-2017-7782

An error in the "WindowsDllDetourPatcher" where a RWX ("Read/Write/Execute") 4k block is allocated but never protected, violating DEP…

Medium5.3EPSS 1.1%
Published
Updated
Reserved
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mozilla

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-7782, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium5.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.1% · top 36% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.3.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Mozilla · Thunderbird

    • affected unspecified – < 52.3

  • Mozilla · Firefox ESR

    • affected unspecified – < 52.3

  • Mozilla · Firefox

    • affected unspecified – < 55

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Record last updated .