CVE-2017-5427 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-5427 PUBLISHED

A non-existent chrome.manifest file will attempt to be loaded during startup from the primary installation directory. If a malicious user with local access puts chrome.manifest and other referenced files in this directory, they will be loaded and activated during startup. This could result in malicious software being added without consent or modification of referenced installed files. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.

EPSS 0.10% · 27.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.10%

27.0th 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	37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Timeline

Mar 7, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5427 third-party-advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/#CVE-2017-5427 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3216-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5427 third-party-advisory

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