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CVE-2017-7794

On Linux systems, if the content process is compromised, the sandbox broker will allow files to be truncated even though the sandbox explicitly only has read access to the local file system and no write permissions. Note: This attack only affects the Linux operating system. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.

Published

2018-06-11T21:29:09.547

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:32:40.617

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-276

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 55.0	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	-	No

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1374281 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1374281 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)