CVE-2017-5414

CVSS V2 Medium 4.9 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
The file picker dialog can choose and display the wrong local default directory when instantiated. On some operating systems, this can lead to information disclosure, such as the operating system or the local account name. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-5414
  • Assigner
  • security@mozilla.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-06-11T21:29:04
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-08-02T16:22:24
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 52.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 52.0
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 4.9
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 6.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319370 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5414
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5414
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:40:35 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 07:42:46 2018-06-11T21:29Z 2018-06-11T21:29:04 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 07:42:46 2018-08-02T16:22:24 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 07:42:46 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated