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title: "CVE-2017-7835\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-7835

Publication date 15 November 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.3 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7835?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Mixed content blocking of insecure (HTTP) sub-resources in a secure (HTTPS)
document was not correctly applied for resources that redirect from HTTPS
to HTTP, allowing content that should be blocked, such as scripts, to be
loaded on a page. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| firefox | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1 |
| 17.10 artful | Fixed 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.10.5 |
| 17.04 zesty | Fixed 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.17.04.5 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.3 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.3 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7835)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7835)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-7835)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7835)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3477-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3477-1)
+ Firefox vulnerabilities
+ 16 November 2017

### Other references

* <https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7835>