VDB
CVE-2017-7821
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% · 85.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.59%
85.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1, 44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | firefox | 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Sep 29, 2017 PoC Published
- Oct 2, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7821 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3435-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7821 third-party-advisory