VDB
CVE-2017-5426
CVE-2017-5426
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.300000190734863 MEDIUM
On Linux, if the secure computing mode BPF (seccomp-bpf) filter is running when the Gecko Media Plugin sandbox is started, the sandbox fails to be applied and items that would run within the sandbox are run protected only by the running filter which is typically weak compared to the sandbox. Note: this issue only affects Linux. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
EPSS 1.43% · 72.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.300000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score
1.43%
72.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 24.0+build1-0ubuntu1, 25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Mar 7, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 11, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5426 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/#CVE-2017-5426 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3216-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5426 third-party-advisory