#VU7845 Security restrictions bypass in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2017-7794
Published: August 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7845
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7794
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Software vendor:
Mozilla
Mozilla
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, use a compromised content process and cause the sandbox broker to truncate files on Linux-based systems.
The weakness exists due to improper input validation. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, use a compromised content process and cause the sandbox broker to truncate files on Linux-based systems.
Remediation
Update to version 55.0.