CVE-2017-5427

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    CVE-2017-5427

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: A non-existent chrome.manifest file will attempt to be loaded during startup from the primary installation directory. If a malicious user with local access puts chrome.manifest and other referenced files in this directory, they will be loaded and activated during startup. This could result in malicious software being added without consent or modification of referenced installed files. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.

    References: , http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295542

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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