CVE-2017-5397
CVSS V2 High 10
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
Description
The cache directory on the local file system is set to be world writable. Firefox defaults to extracting libraries from this cache. This allows for the possibility of an installed malicious application or tools with write access to the file system to replace files used by Firefox with their own versions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.0.3.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-5397
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-06-11T21:29:03
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 51.0.3 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 10
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-04/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337304 | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96144 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5397 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5397 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:27:01 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 07:41:45 | 2018-06-11T21:29Z | 2018-06-11T21:29:03 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 07:41:45 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 07:41:45 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |