CVE-2017-5456
N/A
Published: June 11, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:20 AM UTC
8 products affected across 2 vendorsFirefoxEnterprise LinuxEnterprise Linux Desktop
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 52.1.0v < 53v < 53.0
Affected range stops below 53, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 53.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
95%
v < 52.1
Affected range stops below 52.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 52.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344415x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-732
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