UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7783

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7783
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7783.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7783
Upstream
  • CVE-2017-7783
Downstream
Related
Published
2017-08-10T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:46:16Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

If a long user name is used in a username/password combination in a site URL (such as " http://UserName:Password@example.com"), the resulting modal prompt will hang in a non-responsive state or crash, causing a denial of service. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

Affected versions

24.*
24.0+build1-0ubuntu1
25.*
25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1
28.*
28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2
28.0+build1-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu1
28.0+build2-0ubuntu2
29.*
29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
30.*
30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
31.*
31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
32.*
32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
33.*
33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
34.*
34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
35.*
35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
36.*
36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.*
37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
38.*
38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
39.*
39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
40.*
40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.*
41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
42.*
42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
43.*
43.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.*
44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
45.*
45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
46.*
46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
47.*
47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
48.*
48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
49.*
49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
50.*
50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
51.*
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
52.*
52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
53.*
53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
54.*
54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev",
            "binary_version": "55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7783.json"

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name
firefox
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2

Affected versions

41.*
41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1
42.*
42.0+build2-0ubuntu1
44.*
44.0+build3-0ubuntu2
44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
45.*
45.0+build2-0ubuntu1
45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1
45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
46.*
46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
47.*
47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
48.*
48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
49.*
49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
50.*
50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
51.*
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
52.*
52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
53.*
53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
53.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
54.*
54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev",
            "binary_version": "55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7783.json"

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / mozjs38

Package

Name
mozjs38
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/mozjs38@38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

38.*
38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu1
38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu3
38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-38-0",
            "binary_version": "38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libmozjs-38-dev",
            "binary_version": "38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7783.json"