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 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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.6 LOW

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

3.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96696	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321814	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

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

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 21:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 00:03

NVD link : CVE-2017-5409

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5409

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5409

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Products Affected

mozilla

firefox_esr
firefox

microsoft

windows

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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