UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5468

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5468

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5468.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5468

Upstream

CVE-2017-5468

Downstream

USN-3260-1

Related

USN-3260-1

Published

2017-04-20T00:00:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T16:44:07Z

Severity

9.1 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - low

Summary

[none]

Details

An issue with incorrect ownership model of "privateBrowsing" information exposed through developer tools. This can result in a non-exploitable crash when manually triggered during debugging. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name: firefox
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev",
            "binary_version": "53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / firefox

Package

Name: firefox
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/firefox@53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

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

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox",
            "binary_version": "53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-dev",
            "binary_version": "53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-globalmenu",
            "binary_version": "53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-mozsymbols",
            "binary_version": "53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "firefox-testsuite",
            "binary_version": "53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}