CVE-2017-5455

7.5 HIGH
Published: June 11, 2018 Modified: November 25, 2025
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Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1341191
Source: security@mozilla.org
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1341191
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.7%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

mozilla redhat