CVE-2017-5454
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Summary
A mechanism to bypass file system access protections in the sandbox to use the file picker to access different files than those selected in the file picker through the use of relative paths. This allows for read only access to the local file system. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | unspecified < 52.1 | affected |
| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | unspecified < 52.1 | affected |
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified < 53 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Sandbox escape allowing file system read access through file picker
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1349276
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1349276
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201
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