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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.882811
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS Update for firefox CESA-2017:3382 centos7
Summary:Check the version of firefox
Description:Summary:
Check the version of firefox

Vulnerability Insight:
Mozilla Firefox is an open source web
browser.

This update upgrades Firefox to version 52.5.1 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* A privacy flaw was discovered in Firefox. In Private Browsing mode, a web
worker could write persistent data to IndexedDB, which was not cleared when
exiting and would persist across multiple sessions. A malicious website
could exploit the flaw to bypass private-browsing protections and uniquely
fingerprint visitors. (CVE-2017-7843)

Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting this issue.
Upstream acknowledges Konark as the original reporter.

Affected Software/OS:
firefox on CentOS 7

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-7843
BugTraq ID: 102039
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102039
BugTraq ID: 102112
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102112
Debian Security Information: DSA-4062 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4062
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00003.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:3382
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3382
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039954
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