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CVE-2017-5456
Published: Jun 11, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
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://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344415
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
97940
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
1038320
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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