vulnerability
Arch Linux: Same-origin policy bypass (CVE-2017-7837)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
SVG loaded through <img> tags in Firefox before 57.0 can use <meta> tags within the SVG data to set cookies for that page.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-7837
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-7837
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1325923
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-16812
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-23
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- CWE-20
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-16812
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