Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting firefox package, versions <56.0-1
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- published 11 Jun 2018
- disclosed 11 Jun 2018
Introduced: 11 Jun 2018
CVE-2017-7821 Open this link in a new tabHow 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.
A vulnerability where WebExtensions can download and attempt to open a file of some non-executable file types. This can be triggered without specific user interaction for the file download and open actions. This could be used to trigger known vulnerabilities in the programs that handle those document types. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7821
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1346515
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7821