Vulnerability CVE-2017-5455: Information

Description

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.

Severity: HIGH (7.5) Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Published: June 12, 2018
Modified: Oct. 3, 2019

Fixed packages

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Hyperlink
Resource
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
  • Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
  • Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1341191
  • Exploit
  • Issue Tracking
  • Patch
  • Vendor Advisory
RHSA-2017:1106
  • Third Party Advisory
1038320
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
97940
  • Third Party Advisory
  • VDB Entry
    1. Configuration 1

      cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

      Configuration 2

      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End excliding
      53.0

      Configuration 3

      cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
      End excliding
      52.1.0