vulnerability
MFSA2017-27 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 57.0.1 (CVE-2017-7843)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 29, 2017 | Dec 5, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 29, 2017
Added
Dec 5, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
When Private Browsing mode is used, it is possible for a web worker to write persistent data to IndexedDB and fingerprint a user uniquely. IndexedDB should not be available in Private Browsing mode and this stored data will persist across multiple private browsing mode sessions because it is not cleared when exiting. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.5.2 and Firefox < 57.0.1.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-upgrade-57_0_1
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