CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-5426
5.3 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-06-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732
Description
On 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.
Affected configurations
• mozilla firefox (< 52.0)
• mozilla thunderbird (< 52.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-732 Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96694 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1257361 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96694 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1257361 Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ Vendor Advisory