vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary filesystem access (CVE-2017-5456)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jun 11, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A security issue has been found in Firefox < 53, allowing to bypass file system access protections in the sandbox using the file system request constructor through an IPC message. This allows for read and write access to the local file system.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-5456
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-5456
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
- URL-http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- URL-https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
- URL-https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344415
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201704-6
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- URL-https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
- CWE-732
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