Arbitrary Memory Write Vulnerability in WindowsDllDetourPatcher Class

CVE-2017-7804 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

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