Vulnerability CVE-2017-7790: Information

Description

On Windows systems, if non-null-terminated strings are copied into the crash reporter for some specific registry keys, stack memory data can be copied until a null is found. This can potentially contain private data from the local system. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.

Severity: HIGH (7.5) Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Published: June 12, 2018
Modified: Oct. 3, 2019

Fixed packages

Package name
Branch
Fixed in version
Version from repository
Errata ID
Task #
State
firefoxsisyphus55.0.1-alt1125.0.2-alt1ALT-PU-2017-2060-1187059Fixed
firefoxp1055.0.1-alt1118.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2017-2060-1187059Fixed
firefoxp955.0.1-alt1105.0.1-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2017-2060-1187059Fixed
firefoxp855.0.1-alt0.M80P.168.0.1-alt0.M80P.1ALT-PU-2017-2069-1187143Fixed
firefoxc10f155.0.1-alt1112.0.2-alt0.p10.1ALT-PU-2017-2060-1187059Fixed
firefoxc9f255.0.1-alt1105.0.1-alt0.c9.1ALT-PU-2017-2060-1187059Fixed

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
  • Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1350460
  • Issue Tracking
  • Vendor Advisory
1039124
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Running on/with:
      cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*