High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5455
CVE-2017-5455
Description
The internal feed reader APIs that crossed the sandbox barrier allowed for a sandbox escape and escalation of privilege if combined with another vulnerability that resulted in remote code execution inside the sandboxed process. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.1 and Firefox < 53.
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Affected products
51<52.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: <52.1
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords48 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/firefox-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/firefox-libffi-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/firefox-libffi-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/firefox-libffi-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/firefox-libffi-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/firefox-libffi-gcc5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLED&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox-branding-SLE&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/MozillaFirefox&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%206pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP3-TERADATApkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2011%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/mozilla-nss&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2011%20SP4
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 47 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 92.0-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 5.3.1+r233831-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-24.3.44
- (no CPE)range: < 52-24.3.44
- (no CPE)range: < 52-24.3.44
- (no CPE)range: < 52-24.3.44
- (no CPE)range: < 52-24.3.44
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52-31.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-72.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-72.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-72.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-72.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-72.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-72.5.2
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 52.2.0esr-108.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-47.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-47.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-47.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-47.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-47.3.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.29.5-47.3.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/nvdVendor Advisory
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