high7.5
CVE-2017-5455
The internal feed reader APIs that crossed the sandbox barrier allowed for a sandbox escape and escalation of privilege if combined with another vulnerability …
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Version 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Aus | Versions 7.3, 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server Eus | Versions 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Version 7.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 53.0 before 52.1.0 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1341191
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1341191
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/