CVE-2017-5456

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    CVE-2017-5456

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: , https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320, https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344415

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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