CVE-2017-7765 — Improper Input Validation in Mozilla Firefox
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 34.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 11
Latest updateMay 13
Description
The "Mark of the Web" was not correctly saved on Windows when files with very long names were downloaded from the Internet. Without the Mark of the Web data, the security warning that Windows displays before running executables downloaded from the Internet is not shown. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages7 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
1GHSA▶
GHSA-983c-fhxg-vvqr: The "Mark of the Web" was not correctly saved on Windows when files with very long names were downloaded from the Internet↗2022-05-13
📋Vendor Advisories
1Debian▶
CVE-2017-7765: firefox - The "Mark of the Web" was not correctly saved on Windows when files with very lo...↗2017