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CVE-2017-7821 PUBLISHED

A vulnerability where WebExtensions can download and attempt to open a file of some non-executable file types. This can be triggered without specific user interaction for the file download and open actions. This could be used to trigger known vulnerabilities in the programs that handle those document types. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

EPSS 2.59% · 85.5th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
2.59%
85.5th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSfirefox0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSfirefox0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSfirefox41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 43.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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