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FreeBSD: VID-E60169C4-AA86-46B0-8AE2-0D81F683DF09 (CVE-2017-5391): mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-E60169C4-AA86-46B0-8AE2-0D81F683DF09 (CVE-2017-5391): mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
01/24/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/25/2017
Modified
08/17/2018

Description

Special "about:" pages used by web content, such as RSS feeds, can load privileged "about:" pages in an iframe. If a content-injection bug were found in one of those pages this could allow for potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-firefox
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-firefox-esr
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-libxul
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-firefox
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-seamonkey
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-thunderbird
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-seamonkey
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-thunderbird

References

  • 95763
  • 1037693
  • CVE-2017-5391
  • USN-3175-1
  • USN-3175-2

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