CVE-2017-5427

Publication date 7 March 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

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

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

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 5.5 · Medium

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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