CVE-2017-5427

A non-existent chrome.manifest file will attempt to be loaded during startup from the primary installation directory. If a malicious user with local access puts chrome.manifest and other referenced files in this directory, they will be loaded and activated during startup. This could result in malicious software being added without consent or modification of referenced installed files. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295542 Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 21:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 16:25


NVD link : CVE-2017-5427

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5427

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5427


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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')