Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20177768000
Revision Date:2018-06-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-7768 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
Description:The Mozilla Maintenance Service can be invoked by an unprivileged user to read 32 bytes of any arbitrary file on the local system by convincing the service that it is reading a status file provided by the Mozilla Windows Updater. The Mozilla Maintenance Service executes with privileged access, bypassing system protections against unprivileged users. 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-2017-7768
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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