Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20177761000
Revision Date:2018-06-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-7761 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
Description:The Mozilla Maintenance Service "helper.exe" application creates a temporary directory writable by non-privileged users. When this is combined with creation of a junction (a form of symbolic link), protected files in the target directory of the junction can be deleted by the Mozilla Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.2 and Firefox < 54.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-7761
Platform(s):Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'firefox' package in trusty is not affected.
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