vulnerability
Arch Linux: Information disclosure (CVE-2017-7842)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
If a document’s Referrer Policy attribute is set to "no-referrer" sometimes two network requests are made for <link> elements instead of one in Firefox before 57.0. One of these requests includes the referrer instead of respecting the set policy to not include a referrer on requests.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-7842
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-7842
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803
- URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1397064
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201711-23
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- CWE-200
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