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CVE-2017-5427
published 2018-06-11

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…

PriorityP423medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
0.24%
15.0th percentile
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.

Affected

7 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianfirefox< firefox 52.0-1 (sid)firefox 52.0-1 (sid)
mozillafirefox< 52.052.0
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.152.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.152.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.152.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.152.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
mozillafirefox>= unspecified < 5252

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.01.9LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
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