CVE - CVE-2017-5456

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-5456	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 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.
References
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BID:97940 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344415 CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ CONFIRM:https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/ REDHAT:RHSA-2017:1106 URL:https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 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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