[tor-bugs] #17895 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Tor Browser Bundle installer subject to DLL hijacking

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#17895: Tor Browser Bundle installer subject to DLL hijacking
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 Reporter:  ericlaw                              |          Owner:  boklm
     Type:  defect                               |         Status:
 Priority:  High                                 |  assigned
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser             |      Milestone:
 Severity:  Major                                |        Version:
 Keywords:  tbb-gitian, tbb-security,            |     Resolution:
  TorBrowserTeam201604                           |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by mcs):

 Replying to [comment:21 anon]:
 > Does the Firefox update process use this installer wrapper? perhaps with
 special parameters? Or is this upgrade path completely unaffected...

 The update process does not use an NSIS-based installer.

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