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CVE-2017-5456

A mechanism to bypass file system access protections in the sandbox using the file system request constructor through an

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.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.00347
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules1 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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Affected Products & Versions

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redhat enterprise linuxall versions
redhat enterprise linux desktopall versions
redhat enterprise linux serverall versions
redhat enterprise linux server ausall versions
redhat enterprise linux server eusall versions
redhat enterprise linux workstationall versions
mozilla firefox< 53.0
mozilla firefox< 52.1.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.mozilla.org · show_bug.cgi?id=1344415bugzilla.mozilla.org
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Sigma Hunt Rules

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Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighSQLite Firefox Profile Data DB Access
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · security@mozilla.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD11 Jun 2018 · 09:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

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suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:2235-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1669-1
usnUSN-3260-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/Vendor Advisory
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