CVE-2017-7787
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CVE-2017-7787 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Same-origin policy protections can be bypassed on pages with embedded iframes during page reloads, allowing the iframes to access content on the top level page, leading to information disclosure. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.. EPSS estimates a 2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
Same-origin policy protections can be bypassed on pages with embedded iframes during page reloads, allowing the iframes to access content on the top level page, leading to information disclosure. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 5.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 5.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 5.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.3 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.3 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | 7.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 5.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 6.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | < 52.3 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 55.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 52.3 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100234Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2534Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322896Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3968Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-20/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100234Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2534Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322896Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3968Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-20/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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