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CVE-2017-5409

The Mozilla Windows updater can be called by a non-privileged user to delete an arbitrary local file by passing a special path to the callb…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 29%
Public exploits
0
none known

The Mozilla Windows updater can be called by a non-privileged user to delete an arbitrary local file by passing a special path to the callback parameter through the Mozilla Maintenance Service, which has privileged access. Note: This attack requires local system access and only affects Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.8 and Firefox < 52.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.03.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/96696 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1037966 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1321814 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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