CVE-2017-5455
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data tampering.
- Exploit odds
- 3.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.3
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus 7.4
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.3
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.4
- Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus 7.5
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1341191
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1341191
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1341191
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1341191
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/