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Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 14
CVE-ID CVE-2017-7826
CVE-2017-7827
CVE-2017-7828
CVE-2017-7830
CVE-2017-7831
CVE-2017-7832
CVE-2017-7833
CVE-2017-7834
CVE-2017-7835
CVE-2017-7837
CVE-2017-7838
CVE-2017-7842
CVE-2017-7839
CVE-2017-7840
CWE-ID CWE-119
CWE-416
CWE-346
CWE-200
CWE-451
CWE-264
CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Ubuntu
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 14 vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU9330

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7826

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified boundary errors when processing web pages. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU9329

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7827

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified boundary errors when processing web pages. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU9316

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7828

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when flushing and resizing layout because the PressShell object has been freed while still in use. A remote unauthenticated attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Cross-origin information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU9317

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7830

CWE-ID: CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to an error when processing cross-origin iframes in the Resource Timing API. A remote attacker can gain access to data, related to another URL. 

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU9318

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7831

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the security wrapper does not deny access to some exposed properties using the deprecated exposedProps mechanism on proxy objects.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU9319

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7832

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof domain names.

The combined, single character, version of the letter 'i' with any of the potential accents in unicode, such as acute or grave, can be spoofed in the addressbar by the dotless version of 'i' followed by the same accent as a second character with most font sets. This allows for domain spoofing attacks because these combined domain names do not display as punycode.

A remote attacker can successfully perform a spoofing attack against domains with letter 'i.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU9320

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7833

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof domain names.

Some Arabic and Indic vowel marker characters can be combined with Latin characters in a domain name to eclipse the non-Latin character with some font sets on the addressbar. The non-Latin character will not be visible to most viewers. This allows for domain spoofing attacks because these combined domain names do not display as punycode.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) CSP policy bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU9321

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7834

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

A data: URL loaded in a new tab did not inherit the Content Security Policy (CSP) of the original page, allowing for bypasses of the policy including the execution of JavaScript. In prior versions when data: documents also inherited the context of the original page this would allow for potential cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU9322

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7835

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

Mixed content blocking of insecure (HTTP) sub-resources in a secure (HTTPS) document was not correctly applied for resources that redirect from HTTPS to HTTP, allowing content that should be blocked, such as scripts, to be loaded on a page.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

10) Security restrictions bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU9324

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7837

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to SVG loaded through <img> tags can use <meta> tags within the SVG data to set cookies for that page. A remote attacker can set arbitrary cookies and track the user's browser through them.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

11) Spoofing attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU9325

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7838

CWE-ID: CWE-451 - User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical Information (Clickjacking, spoofing)

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to spoof domain names.

Punycode format text will be displayed for entire qualified international domain names in some instances when a sub-domain triggers the punycode display instead of the primary domain being displayed in native script and the sub-domain only displaying as punycode. This could be used for limited spoofing attacks due to user confusion.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

12) Referrer policy bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU9328

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7842

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

If a document’s Referrer Policy attribute is set to "no-referrer" sometimes two network requests are made for <link> elements instead of one. One of these requests includes the referrer instead of respecting the set policy to not include a referrer on requests.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

13) Self-XSS prevention mechanism bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU9326

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7839

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

Control characters prepended before javascript: URLs pasted in the addressbar can cause the leading characters to be ignored and the pasted JavaScript to be executed instead of being blocked. This could be used in social engineering and self-cross-site-scripting (self-XSS) attacks where users are convinced to copy and paste text into the addressbar.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

14) Self-XSS prevention mechanism bypass

EUVDB-ID: #VU9327

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7840

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass Self-XSS prevention mechanism.

JavaScript can be injected into an exported bookmarks file by placing JavaScript code into user-supplied tags in saved bookmarks. If the resulting exported HTML file is later opened in a browser this JavaScript will be executed. This could be used in social engineering and self-cross-site-scripting (self-XSS) attacks if users were convinced to add malicious tags to bookmarks, export them, and then open the resulting file.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.10:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 17.04:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.17.04.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.10

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3477-3/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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