CVE-2017-5456
CRITICALRedhat Enterprise Linux < 53.0 - Incorrect Permission Assignment
Title source: ruleDescription
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 (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344415
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0035
EPSS Percentile
57.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (10)
mozilla/firefox
< 53.0
redhat/enterprise_linux
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
7.3
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
7.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
7.3
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
7.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_eus
7.5
redhat/enterprise_linux_workstation
7.0
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026