CVE-2017-7794
On Linux systems, if the content process is compromised, the sandbox broker will allow files to be truncated even though the sandbox explicitly only has read access to the local file system and no
02 Description
On Linux systems, if the content process is compromised, the sandbox broker will allow files to be truncated even though the sandbox explicitly only has read access to the local file system and no
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.32% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 25.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-06-11 21:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 16:12Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-04-12
- Assigning CNA
- mozilla
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b1ff92b4ce2241412f861797595618a3f54d17abbc37d34c40dff800eced8033
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1374281
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
- www.securitytracker.com1039124http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- firefox Fixed in 55.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- mozjs38 No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.