High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7759
CVE-2017-7759
Description
Android intent URLs given to Firefox for Android can be used to navigate from HTTP or HTTPS URLs to local "file:" URLs, allowing for the reading of local data through a violation of same-origin policy. Note: This attack only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <54.0
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
Patches
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References
4- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99052nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/nvdVendor Advisory
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