CVE-2017-5386

Summary

CVECVE-2017-5386
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionWebExtension scripts can use the "data:" protocol to affect pages loaded by other web extensions using this protocol, leading to potential data disclosure or privilege escalation in affected extensions. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.7 and Firefox < 51.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.3 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT rhn.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-22) — Gentoo Security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3771-1 firefox-esr DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 51 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 45.7 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
1319070 - (CVE-2017-5386) Web Extension's data: scheme pages can be controlled by other extensions CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378238 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for firefox (VZLSA-2017:0190)
  • 710488 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201702-22)

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