vulnerability

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-5384): Firefox vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 24, 2017
Added
Jan 28, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026

Description

Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files can specify a JavaScript function called for all URL requests with the full URL path which exposes more information than would be sent to the proxy itself in the case of HTTPS. Normally the Proxy Auto-Config file is specified by the user or machine owner and presumed to be non-malicious, but if a user has enabled Web Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD) this file can be served remotely. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-firefox
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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