Information Exposure Affecting firefox package, versions <59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
97.13% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-FIREFOX-421804
  • published4 Jan 2018
  • disclosed4 Jan 2018

Introduced: 4 Jan 2018

CVE-2017-5754  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 firefox to version 59.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis of the data cache.

References