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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-7812): Firefox regression

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-7812): Firefox regression

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
09/28/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/03/2017
Modified
08/17/2018

Description

If web content on a page is dragged onto portions of the browser UI, such as the tab bar, links can be opened that otherwise would not be allowed to open. This can allow malicious web content to open a locally stored file through "file:" URLs. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-firefox

References

  • USN-3435-1
  • USN-3435-2
  • 101057
  • 1039465
  • CVE-2017-7812

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