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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-7837): Firefox regression

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-7837): Firefox regression

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
11/14/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/16/2017
Modified
08/17/2018

Description

SVG loaded through "<img>" tags can use "<meta>" tags within the SVG data to set cookies for that page. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-firefox

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