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CVE-2017-5454
Published: Jun 11, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Mozilla | Thunderbird | affected unspecified - < 52.1 |
Mozilla | Firefox ESR | affected unspecified - < 52.1 |
Mozilla | Firefox | affected unspecified - < 53 |
References
RHSA-2017:1106
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
97940
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1038320
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1349276
x_refsource_CONFIRM
RHSA-2017:1201
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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