Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20175453000
Revision Date:2018-06-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-5453 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:A mechanism to inject static HTML into the RSS reader preview page due to a failure to escape characters sent as URL parameters for a feed's "TITLE" element. This vulnerability allows for spoofing but no scripted content can be run. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-5453
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'firefox' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1').
  • OR NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'thunderbird' package in xenial is not affected.
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