vulnerability
MFSA2017-18 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 55 (CVE-2017-7794)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 8, 2017 | Aug 9, 2017 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 8, 2017
Added
Aug 9, 2017
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
On Linux systems, if the content process is compromised, the sandbox broker will allow files to be truncated even though the sandbox explicitly only has read access to the local file system and no write permissions. Note: This attack only affects the Linux operating system. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-upgrade-55_0
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