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FreeBSD: VID-96ECA031-1313-4DAF-9BE2-9D6E1C4F1EB5 (CVE-2017-5409): mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-96ECA031-1313-4DAF-9BE2-9D6E1C4F1EB5 (CVE-2017-5409): mozilla -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/07/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/08/2017
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-firefox
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-firefox-esr
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-libxul
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-firefox
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-seamonkey
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-linux-thunderbird
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-seamonkey
  • freebsd-upgrade-package-thunderbird

References

  • CVE-2017-5409

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