CVE-2017-5409

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.109

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (45.8.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (45.8.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox (52.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (52.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.0.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.0.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox (52.0.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (52.0.1)Windows
Mozilla Firefox (52.0.2)Windows
Mozilla Firefox x64 (52.0.2)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.1.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.1.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.1.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.1.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.1.2)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.1.2)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.2.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.2.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.2.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.2.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.3.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.3.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.4.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.4.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.4.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.4.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.5.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.5.0)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.5.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.5.1)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.5.2)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.5.2)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.5.3)Windows
Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.5.3)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.6.0)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.6.0)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.7.0)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.7.0)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.7.1)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.7.1)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.7.2)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.7.2)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.7.3)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.7.3)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.7.4)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.7.4)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.8.0)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.8.0)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.8.1)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.8.1)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.9.0)Windows
Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.9.0)Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-5409 are affected in Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) 45.7.99Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2017-5409 are affected in Mozilla Firefox ESR 45.7.99Windows
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (52.0)Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (52.0.1)Mac
Multiple vulnerabilities are fixed in Update for Mozilla Firefox For Mac (52.0.2)Mac

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-304731Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (45.8.0)
PATCH-304732Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (45.8.0)
PATCH-344482Mozilla Firefox (134.0.1)
PATCH-304735Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (52.0)
PATCH-304794Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.0.1)
PATCH-304795Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.0.1)
PATCH-344482Mozilla Firefox (134.0.1)
PATCH-304797Update for Mozilla Firefox x64 (52.0.1)
PATCH-344482Mozilla Firefox (134.0.1)
PATCH-305435Mozilla Firefox x64 (52.0.2)
PATCH-305615Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.1.0)
PATCH-305616Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.1.0)
PATCH-305697Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.1.1)
PATCH-305698Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.1.1)
PATCH-305773Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.1.2)
PATCH-305774Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR x64 (52.1.2)
PATCH-305926Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.2.0)
PATCH-306017Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.2.1)
PATCH-306195Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.3.0)
PATCH-306451Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.4.0)
PATCH-306503Update for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.4.1)
PATCH-307007Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.6.0)
PATCH-307012Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.6.0)
PATCH-307244Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.7.0)
PATCH-307247Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.7.0)
PATCH-307256Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.7.1)
PATCH-307259Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.7.1)
PATCH-307269Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.7.2)
PATCH-307273Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.7.2)
PATCH-307307Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.7.3)
PATCH-307311Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.7.3)
PATCH-307460Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.7.4)
PATCH-307464Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.7.4)
PATCH-307503Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.8.0)
PATCH-307508Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.8.0)
PATCH-307643Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.8.1)
PATCH-307647Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.8.1)
PATCH-307722Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (52.9.0)
PATCH-307728Updates for Mozilla Firefox ESR (x64) (52.9.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)
PATCH-607000Mozilla Firefox For Mac (124.0)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234