CVE-2017-7843
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-11 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 16:19
Severity ?
Summary
When Private Browsing mode is used, it is possible for a web worker to write persistent data to IndexedDB and fingerprint a user uniquely. IndexedDB should not be available in Private Browsing mode and this stored data will persist across multiple private browsing mode sessions because it is not cleared when exiting. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.5.2 and Firefox < 57.0.1.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102039Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102112Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039954Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3382Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1410106Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4062Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-27/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-28/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
MozillaFirefox ESR
MozillaFirefox
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