Information disclosure in Google Android
CVE-2017-7759
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.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Android
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99052 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-7759?
- CVE-2017-7759 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-7759?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.