CVE-2017-5426

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-5426
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
DescriptionOn Linux, if the secure computing mode BPF (seccomp-bpf) filter is running when the Gecko Media Plugin sandbox is started, the sandbox fails to be applied and items that would run within the sandbox are run protected only by the running filter which is typically weak compared to the sandbox. Note: this issue only affects Linux. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-732

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-5426 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Deny Service, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security vulnerabilities fixed in - Thunderbird 52 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
1257361 - (CVE-2017-5426) Firefox doesn't actually enable GMP sandboxing if started with a seccomp-bpf filter already applied CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 52 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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