CVE-2017-5425
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Summary
The Gecko Media Plugin sandbox allows access to local files that match specific regular expressions. On OS OX, this matching allows access to some data in subdirectories of "/private/var" that could expose personal or temporary data. This has been updated to not allow access to "/private/var" and its subdirectories. Note: this issue only affects OS X. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified < 52 | affected |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified < 52 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Overly permissive Gecko Media Plugin sandbox regular expression access
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322716
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692
References
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322716
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692
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