Improper Input Validation Affecting firefox package, versions <56.0-1
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- published11 Jun 2018
- disclosed11 Jun 2018
Introduced: 11 Jun 2018
CVE-2017-7815 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 56.0-1 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.
On pages containing an iframe, the "data:" protocol can be used to create a modal dialog through Javascript that will have an arbitrary domains as the dialog's location, spoofing of the origin of the modal dialog from the user view. Note: This attack only affects installations with e10 multiprocess turned off. Installations with e10s turned on do not support the modal dialog functionality. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7815
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1368981
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7815