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CVE-2017-5397 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score:  9.8 CRITICAL
Vector:  CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Hyperlink Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96144 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96144 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337304 Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1337304 Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-04/ Vendor Advisory 
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-04/ Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere cwe source acceptance level NIST  

Known Affected Software Configurations Switch to CPE 2.2

Configuration 1 ( hide )
 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
   Show Matching CPE(s) 		Up to (excluding)
51.0.3

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5397
NVD Published Date:
06/11/2018
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
Mozilla Corporation