CVE-2007-5967

Publication date 17 May 2021

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Score breakdown

Description

A flaw in Mozilla's embedded certificate code might allow web sites to install root certificates on devices without user approval.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	21.04 hirsute	Not affected
	20.10 groovy	Not affected
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	16.04 LTS xenial	Not affected
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release

Notes

sbeattie

fixed roughly in the firefox 2 era

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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