CVE-2017-5455
The internal feed reader APIs that crossed the sandbox barrier allowed for a sandbox escape and escalation of privilege if combined with another vulnerability that resulted in remote code execution inside the sandboxed process. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.1 and Firefox < 53.
Published:Apr 19, 2017
Last Modified:Nov 25, 2025
EPS:Jun 11, 2018
EPSS Score:0.02784
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Mozilla
Product
Firefox
Mozilla
Firefox
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Server
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Server Aus
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server Aus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Server Eus
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server Eus
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
