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CVE-2017-7794

Mozilla: Linux file truncation via sandbox broker (MFSA 2017-18)

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.8

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

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-250 · Execution with Unnecessary Privileges