vulnerability
MFSA2017-05 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 52 (CVE-2017-5409)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Mar 7, 2017 | Mar 8, 2017 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 7, 2017
Added
Mar 8, 2017
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
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.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-upgrade-52_0
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