CVE-2017-5381

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    CVE-2017-5381

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The "export" function in the Certificate Viewer can force local filesystem navigation when the "common name" in a certificate contains slashes, allowing certificate content to be saved in unsafe locations with an arbitrary filename. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1017616

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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