CVE-2017-5409

low-risk
Published 2018-06-11

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.11% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Mozilla

References (10)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96696
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
Exploit https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321814
Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96696
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
Exploit https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1321814
Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal