7.8high
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 explic…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 26%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1374281 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1039124 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-7794
- NVD: CVE-2017-7794
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