CVE-2017-5454
High
Description
A mechanism to bypass file system access protections in the sandbox to use the file picker to access different files than those selected in the file picker through the use of relative paths. This allows for read only access to the local file system. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Mozilla Firefox
PublishedJun 11, 2018
First seenJun 11, 2018
How to fix
Update
- mozilla firefox53.0, 52.1.0 or later
- mozilla thunderbird52.1.0 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| mozilla firefox | v < 53.0, v < 52.1.0 | 53.0, 52.1.0 |
| redhat enterprise_linux | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_desktop | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_aus | 7.3, 7.4 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_server_eus | 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 | — |
| redhat enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0, 7.0 | — |
| mozilla thunderbird | v < 52.1.0 | 52.1.0 |
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