Information Exposure Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <60.2.0esr-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.83% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOXESR-354450
  • published4 Nov 2017
  • disclosed4 Nov 2017

Introduced: 4 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-16541  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox-esr to version 60.2.0esr-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr package and not the firefox-esr package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

Tor Browser before 7.0.9 on macOS and Linux allows remote attackers to bypass the intended anonymity feature and discover a client IP address via vectors involving a crafted web site that leverages file:// mishandling in Firefox, aka TorMoil. NOTE: Tails is unaffected.

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