CVE-2017-5425 describes a vulnerability in the Gecko Media Plugin sandbox on macOS, affecting Firefox and Thunderbird versions prior to 52. This flaw allowed unauthorized access to local files within specific subdirectories of "/private/var" through regular expression matching, potentially exposing sensitive user or temporary data. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability could be exploited remotely with low complexity, leading to high confidentiality impact without requiring user interaction. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 52.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 52.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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