PT-2017-17942

CVE-2017-7790

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Published

2017-08-08

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Updated

2024-12-12

Description by

CVSS 3.1
7.5
High
MetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Firefox versions prior to 55
Description The issue affects Windows systems, where non-null-terminated strings copied into the crash reporter for specific registry keys can lead to the exposure of private data from the local system. This is due to the copying of stack memory data until a null is found. The attack is limited to Windows operating systems, with other operating systems not being affected.
Recommendations For versions prior to 55, update to version 55 or later to resolve the issue.
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Related identifiers
ALT-PU-2017-2060
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
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