Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20177821000
Revision Date:2018-06-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-7821 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:A vulnerability where WebExtensions can download and attempt to open a file of some non-executable file types. This can be triggered without specific user interaction for the file download and open actions. This could be used to trigger known vulnerabilities in the programs that handle those document types. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-7821
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND The 'firefox' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1').
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