Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7791 Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:100240

CVE-2017-7791 |

Info

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7791 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 100240
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2017-7791
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 08 2017 12:00AM
Updated: Aug 22 2017 10:11AM
Credit: Jose María Acuña
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 17.04
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 14.04 LTS
Redhat Enterprise Linux 7
Redhat Enterprise Linux 6
Mozilla Thunderbird 45.5.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 45.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 16.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 9.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 9.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 8.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 7.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 6.0.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 6.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 52.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 52.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 52
Mozilla Thunderbird 5.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 5
Mozilla Thunderbird 45.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 45.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 45.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 45.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 38.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 32.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.1.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.1.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.1.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 31.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 31
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 3.1.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 24.8.1
Mozilla Thunderbird 24.8
Mozilla Thunderbird 24.7
Mozilla Thunderbird 24.6
Mozilla Thunderbird 24.5
Mozilla Thunderbird 24.4
Mozilla Thunderbird 24.3
Mozilla Thunderbird 24.2
Mozilla Thunderbird 24.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 23.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 17.0.9
Mozilla Thunderbird 17.0
Mozilla Thunderbird 16
Mozilla Thunderbird 15
Mozilla Thunderbird 14
Mozilla Firefox ESR 52.1.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.5.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.6.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.5.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.5.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.1.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.5.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.0.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.10
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.9
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.7
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.6
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.12
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.10
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.8
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.7
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR 52.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR 52.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 52.0.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.9
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.8
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.7
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.6
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.8
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.7
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.6
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.2.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.8
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.7
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.6
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.5.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.3.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.1.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.1.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 31.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.8.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.8
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.7
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.6
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.5
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.4
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.1.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.1
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.0.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR 24.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.8
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0.11
Mozilla Firefox ESR 17.0
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.9
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.6
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.11
Mozilla Firefox ESR 10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 53.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 50.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 50.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 43.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 43.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 41.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 39.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 37.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 37.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 36.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 31.8
Mozilla Firefox 29.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 28.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 27.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 25.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 24.1.1
Mozilla Firefox 22.0 4917
Mozilla Firefox 19.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 19.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 16.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 16.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 15.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 13.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 9.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.28
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.22
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.9
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.8
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.1
Mozilla Firefox 3.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .8
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .7
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 12
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 .8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.0
Mozilla Firefox 0.10.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.10
Mozilla Firefox 0.9.2
Mozilla Firefox 0.9
Mozilla Firefox 0.8
Mozilla Firefox 0.6.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.0.13
Mozilla Firefox 9.0
Mozilla Firefox 8.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 8.0
Mozilla Firefox 7.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 7.0
Mozilla Firefox 7
Mozilla Firefox 6.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 6.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 6.0
Mozilla Firefox 6
Mozilla Firefox 54
Mozilla Firefox 53
Mozilla Firefox 52.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 52
Mozilla Firefox 51
Mozilla Firefox 50.1
Mozilla Firefox 50
Mozilla Firefox 5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 5.0
Mozilla Firefox 49.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 49.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 49
Mozilla Firefox 48
Mozilla Firefox 47
Mozilla Firefox 46.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 46
Mozilla Firefox 45.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 45
Mozilla Firefox 44.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 44
Mozilla Firefox 43
Mozilla Firefox 42
Mozilla Firefox 41
Mozilla Firefox 4.0
Mozilla Firefox 39
Mozilla Firefox 38
Mozilla Firefox 37
Mozilla Firefox 36.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 36
Mozilla Firefox 35.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 35
Mozilla Firefox 34.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 34
Mozilla Firefox 33.0
Mozilla Firefox 33
Mozilla Firefox 32.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 32.0
Mozilla Firefox 32
Mozilla Firefox 31.8
Mozilla Firefox 31.6
Mozilla Firefox 31.1.0
Mozilla Firefox 31.1
Mozilla Firefox 31.0
Mozilla Firefox 31
Mozilla Firefox 30.0
Mozilla Firefox 30
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.7
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.27
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.26
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.25
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.24
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.23
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.21
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.20
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.16
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.14
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.6.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.6
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.18
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.17
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.15
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.12
Mozilla Firefox 3.5.11
Mozilla Firefox 3.0.19
Mozilla Firefox 3.0
Mozilla Firefox 29.0
Mozilla Firefox 29
Mozilla Firefox 28.0
Mozilla Firefox 28
Mozilla Firefox 27.0
Mozilla Firefox 27
Mozilla Firefox 26.0
Mozilla Firefox 26
Mozilla Firefox 25.0
Mozilla Firefox 24.1
Mozilla Firefox 24.0
Mozilla Firefox 23.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 23.0
Mozilla Firefox 22.0
Mozilla Firefox 21.0
Mozilla Firefox 20.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 20.0
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.21
Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.19
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 8
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .9
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .7
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .6
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .5
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .4
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .10
Mozilla Firefox 2.0 .1
Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Mozilla Firefox 19.0
Mozilla Firefox 18.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 18.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 18.0
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 17.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 17.0
Mozilla Firefox 16.0
Mozilla Firefox 16
Mozilla Firefox 15.0
Mozilla Firefox 15
Mozilla Firefox 14.01
Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 14.0
Mozilla Firefox 14
Mozilla Firefox 13.0
Mozilla Firefox 12.0
Mozilla Firefox 11.0
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.8
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 10.0
Mozilla Firefox 10
Mozilla Firefox 1.8
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.9
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.7
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.6
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.5
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.4
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.3
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.2
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.11
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.10
Mozilla Firefox 1.5.0.1
Mozilla Firefox 1.4.1
Mozilla Firefox 0.7
Mozilla Firefox 0.6
Mozilla Firefox 0.5
Mozilla Firefox 0.3
Mozilla Firefox 0.2
Mozilla Firefox 0.1
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable: Mozilla Thunderbird 52.3
Mozilla Firefox ESR 52.3
Mozilla Firefox 55

Discussion

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7791 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Mozilla Firefox is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to bypass security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions; this may aid in launching further attacks.

This issue is fixed in:

Firefox 55
Firefox ESR 52.3

Exploit / POC

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7791 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-7791 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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