CVE-2017-5455
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-5455 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | The internal feed reader APIs that crossed the sandbox barrier allowed for a sandbox escape and escalation of privilege if combined with another vulnerability that resulted in remote code execution inside the sandboxed process. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.1 and Firefox < 53. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | 7.0 | 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 | 7.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7.0 | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Firefox 53 — Mozilla | CONFIRM | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 1341191 - (CVE-2017-5455) Feed Reader IPC can be used to bypass process sandboxing | CONFIRM | bugzilla.mozilla.org | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 52.1 — Mozilla | CONFIRM | www.mozilla.org | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.