CVE-2017-7798

HIGH

Debian Linux < 55.0 - Code Injection

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

The Developer Tools feature suffers from a XUL injection vulnerability due to improper sanitization of the web page source code. In the worst case, this could allow arbitrary code execution when opening a malicious page with the style editor tool. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.3 and Firefox < 55.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100198
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1371586%2C1372112
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0357
EPSS Percentile 87.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-94
Status published
Products (16)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
mozilla/firefox < 55.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 6.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server 7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus 7.3
... and 6 more
Published Jun 11, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026