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CVE-2017-5456

CVSS v3.0 9.8 (Critical)
98% Progress
CVSS v2.0 7.5 (High)
75% Progress
EPSS 5.16 % (93th)
5.16% Progress
Affected Products 8
Advisories 9
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A mechanism to bypass file system access protections in the sandbox using the file system request constructor through an IPC message. This allows for read and write access to the local file system. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.1 and Firefox < 53.

Weaknesses
CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Published Date
2018-06-11 21:29:06
(6 years ago)
Updated Date
2019-10-03 00:03:26
(5 years ago)

Affected Products

Mozilla

Redhat

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.3 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5
  Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0

Configuration #2

    CPE23 From Up To
  Mozilla Firefox prior 53.0 version cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox < 53.0

Configuration #3

    CPE23 From Up To
  Mozilla Firefox Esr prior 52.1.0 version cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr < 52.1.0