CVE-2017-7765: Input Validation
First published: Tue Jun 13 2017(Updated: )
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.
Credit: security@mozilla.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| <54 | 54 | |
| <52.2 | 52.2 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | <52.2 | 52.2 |
| <52.2 | 52.2 | |
| Mozilla Firefox | <54.0 | |
| Mozilla Firefox ESR | <52.2.0 | |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | <52.2.0 | |
| Microsoft Windows |
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Reference Links
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1273265
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/
Peer vulnerabilities
(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)
- CVE-2017-5472
- CVE-2017-7749
- CVE-2017-7750
- CVE-2017-7751
- CVE-2017-7755
- CVE-2017-7752
- CVE-2017-7754
- CVE-2017-7756
- CVE-2017-7757
- CVE-2017-7778
- CVE-2017-7758
- CVE-2017-7763
- CVE-2017-7764
- CVE-2017-7765
- CVE-2017-5470
- CVE-2017-7760
- CVE-2017-7761
- CVE-2017-7766
- CVE-2017-7767
- CVE-2017-7768
- CVE-2017-7759
- CVE-2017-7762
- CVE-2017-7770
- CVE-2017-5471
- collector/mozilla-advisory
- agent/type
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/softwarecombine
- source/Mozilla
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- agent/weakness
- agent/references
- agent/severity
- agent/author
- agent/event
- agent/description
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/tags
- collector/nvd-index
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- vendor/mozilla
- canonical/mozilla thunderbird
- canonical/mozilla firefox esr
- canonical/mozilla firefox
- vendor/microsoft
- canonical/microsoft windows