Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-5381): Firefox regression

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
2024 Attack Intel Report Latest research by Rapid7 Labs
Back to Search

Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2017-5381): Firefox regression

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
01/24/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/28/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

The "export" function in the Certificate Viewer can force local filesystem navigation when the "common name" in a certificate contains slashes, allowing certificate content to be saved in unsafe locations with an arbitrary filename. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-firefox

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;