VDB
CVE-2017-5456
CVE-2017-5456
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 2.82% · 85.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.82%
85.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1, 44.0+build3-0ubuntu2 |
| 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
- Apr 20, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
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- May 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 10, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5456 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5456 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3260-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5456 third-party-advisory