On Linux, if the secure computing mode BPF (seccomp-bpf) filter is running when the Gecko Media Plugin sandbox is started, the sandbox fails to be applied and items that would run within the sandbox are run protected only by the running filter which is typically weak compared to the sandbox. Note: this issue only affects Linux. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.3
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade libxulUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade seamonkeyUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade firefox-esr | Mar 8, 2017 | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Mfsa2017 05 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 52.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox | Mar 8, 2017 | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 52.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird | Apr 11, 2017 | Apr 5, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/data/firefox-bookmarks to version 52.2.0-0.175.3.22.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 52.2.0-0.175.3.22.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 52.2.0-0.175.3.22.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox/plugin/firefox-java to version 52.2.0-0.175.3.22.0.2.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 52.2.0-0.175.3.22.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Jul 19, 2017 | Jul 19, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade MozillaThunderbird-buildsymbolsUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-common | Mar 15, 2017 | Mar 7, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefox | Mar 8, 2017 | Mar 7, 2017 |
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