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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-5381): Firefox vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-5381): Firefox vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/24/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/28/2017
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

The "export" function in the Certificate Viewer can force local filesystem navigation when the "common name" in a certificate contains slashes, allowing certificate content to be saved in unsafe locations with an arbitrary filename. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-firefox

References

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