A vulnerability where WebExtensions can download and attempt to open a file of some non-executable file types. This can be triggered without specific user interaction for the file download and open actions. This could be used to trigger known vulnerabilities in the programs that handle those document types. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16796 A vulnerability where WebExtensions can download and attempt to open a file of some non-executable file types. This can be triggered without specific user interaction for the file download and open actions. This could be used to trigger known vulnerabilities in the programs that handle those document types. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3435-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:12:28.408Z

Reserved: 2017-04-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-7821

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:10.920

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:32:44.120

Link: CVE-2017-7821

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