CVE-2017-5427

CVSS V2 Low 1.9 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
A non-existent chrome.manifest file will attempt to be loaded during startup from the primary installation directory. If a malicious user with local access puts chrome.manifest and other referenced files in this directory, they will be loaded and activated during startup. This could result in malicious software being added without consent or modification of referenced installed files. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-5427
  • Assigner
  • security@mozilla.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-06-11T21:29:05
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-08-07T18:06:07
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-362 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/362.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 52.0
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 1.9
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.4
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • 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/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295542 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5427
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5427
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:40:02 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 07:43:23 2018-06-11T21:29Z 2018-06-11T21:29:05 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 07:43:23 2018-08-07T18:06:07 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 07:43:23 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated