CVE-2017-5381 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-5381 PUBLISHED

The "export" function in the Certificate Viewer can force local filesystem navigation when the "common name" in a certificate contains slashes, allowing certificate content to be saved in unsafe locations with an arbitrary filename. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

EPSS 1.26% · 79.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

1.26%

79.3th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	firefox	0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4

Timeline

Jan 25, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5381 third-party-advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/#CVE-2017-5381 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3175-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5381 third-party-advisory

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