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CVE-2017-5425 The Gecko Media Plugin sandbox allows access to local files that match specific regular expressions
Description
The Gecko Media Plugin sandbox allows access to local files that match specific regular expressions. On OS OX, this matching allows access to some data in subdirectories of "/private/var" that could expose personal or temporary data. This has been updated to not allow access to "/private/var" and its subdirectories. Note: this issue only affects OS X. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Firefox 52 | earliest → < 52 | 52 |
| Thunderbird 52 | earliest → < 52 | 52 |
References
- www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org
- www.mozilla.org www.mozilla.org
- 1037966 www.securitytracker.com
- bugzilla.mozilla.org bugzilla.mozilla.org
- 96692 www.securityfocus.com
Timeline
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