CVE - CVE-2017-5454

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-5454	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A mechanism to bypass file system access protections in the sandbox to use the file picker to access different files than those selected in the file picker through the use of relative paths. This allows for read only access to the local file system. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
References
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BID:97940 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1349276 CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/ CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/ REDHAT:RHSA-2017:1106 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 REDHAT:RHSA-2017:1201 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201 SECTRACK:1038320 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
Assigning CNA
Mozilla Corporation
Date Record Created
20170113	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170113)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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