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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-7783): Firefox regression

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-7783): Firefox regression

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/08/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/16/2017
Modified
08/17/2018

Description

If a long user name is used in a username/password combination in a site URL (such as " http://UserName:Password@example.com"), the resulting modal prompt will hang in a non-responsive state or crash, causing a denial of service. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-firefox
  • ubuntu-upgrade-xul-ext-ubufox

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