CVE-2017-7765
Published: 11 June 2018
The "Mark of the Web" was not correctly saved on Windows when files with very long names were downloaded from the Internet. Without the Mark of the Web data, the security warning that Windows displays before running executables downloaded from the Internet is not shown. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| chrisccoulson | Windows only |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
| upstream |
Released
(54.0)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
|
|
|
thunderbird Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
|
| upstream |
Released
(54.0)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| yakkety |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |