CVE-2017-5425
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The Gecko Media Plugin sandbox allows access to local files that match specific regular expressions. On OS OX, this matching allows access to some data in subdirectories of "/private/var" that could expose personal or temporary data. This has been updated to not allow access to "/private/var" and its subdirectories. Note: this issue only affects OS X. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-5425
- Assigner
- security@mozilla.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-06-11T21:29:05
- Last Modified Date
- 2018-08-09T18:35:53
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 52.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR | ||
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 52.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- 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=1322716 | 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-2017-5425 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5425 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:39:45 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 07:43:16 | 2018-06-11T21:29Z | 2018-06-11T21:29:05 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 07:43:16 | 2018-08-09T18:35:53 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 07:43:16 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |