Out-of-bounds Read Affecting firefox package, versions <55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu4
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
3.08% (88th percentile)
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- published11 Jun 2018
- disclosed11 Jun 2018
Introduced: 11 Jun 2018
CVE-2017-7753 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 firefox to version 55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu4 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.
An out-of-bounds read occurs when applying style rules to pseudo-elements, such as ::first-line, using cached style data. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7753
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3968
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7753
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-20/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1353312
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2534
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100315
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124