CVE-2017-5381

high

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.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1017616

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-06-11

Updated: 2019-10-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Severity: High