Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting firefox package, versions <55.0-1
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- published 11 Jun 2018
- disclosed 11 Jun 2018
Introduced: 11 Jun 2018
CVE-2017-7798 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
firefox
to version 55.0-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox
package and not the firefox
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
The Developer Tools feature suffers from a XUL injection vulnerability due to improper sanitization of the web page source code. In the worst case, this could allow arbitrary code execution when opening a malicious page with the style editor tool. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.3 and Firefox < 55.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7798
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1371586%2C1372112
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100198
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7798