CVE-2017-5427

Publication date 7 March 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	17.04 zesty	Fixed 52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	5.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)