PT-2017-16513
CVE-2017-5456
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Published
2017-04-19
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Updated
2024-12-12
Description by
CVSS 3.1
9.8
CriticalMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox ESR versions prior to 52.1
Firefox versions prior to 53
Description
The issue allows bypassing file system access protections in the sandbox. This is achieved through the file system request constructor using an IPC message, enabling read and write access to the local file system.
Recommendations
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 52.1, update to version 52.1 or later.
For Firefox versions prior to 53, update to version 53 or later.
Exploitability
Exploit
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