CVE-2017-7794
Mozilla: Linux file truncation via sandbox broker (MFSA 2017-18)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · August 8, 2017
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
On Linux systems, if the content process is compromised, the sandbox broker will allow files to be truncated even though the sandbox explicitly only has read access to the local file system and no write permissions. Note: This attack only affects the Linux operating system. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges