CVE-2017-5425
The Gecko Media Plugin sandbox allows access to local files that match specific regular...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5425- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2017-5425- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14529 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14529- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5hrj-7m57-cr8j
7.5
The Gecko Media Plugin sandbox allows access to local files that match specific regular...
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.
- Record
GHSA-5hrj-7m57-cr8j- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0018 No score
Updated iceape packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated iceape packages include security fixes from upstream Seamonkey and Firefox:
Multiple flaws were found in the way Iceape 2.48 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page containing malicious content could cause Iceape to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-10196,CVE-2017-5398,CVE-2017-5399, CVE-2017-5400,CVE-2017-5401,CVE-2017-5402,CVE-2017-5403,CVE-2017-5404, CVE-2017-5405,CVE-2017-5406,CVE-2017-5407,CVE-2017-5409,CVE-2017-5410, CVE-2017-5411,CVE-2017-5408,CVE-2017-5412,CVE-2017-5413,CVE-2017-5414, CVE-2017-5415,CVE-2017-5416,CVE-2017-5417,CVE-2017-5425,CVE-2017-5426, CVE-2017-5427,CVE-2017-5418,CVE-2017-5419,CVE-2017-5420,CVE-2017-5421, CVE-2017-5422,CVE-2017-5429,CVE-2017-5430,CVE-2017-5432,CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434,CVE-2017-5435,CVE-2017-5436,CVE-2017-5438,CVE-2017-5439, CVE-2017-5440,CVE-2017-5441,CVE-2017-5442,CVE-2017-5443,CVE-2017-5444, CVE-2017-5445,CVE-2017-5446,CVE-2017-5447,CVE-2017-5448,CVE-2017-5449, CVE-2017-5451,CVE-2017-5454,CVE-2017-5455,CVE-2017-5456,CVE-2017-5459, CVE-2017-5460,CVE-2017-5461,CVE-2017-5462,CVE-2017-5464,CVE-2017-5465, CVE-2017-5466,CVE-2017-5467,CVE-2017-5469,CVE-2017-5470,CVE-2017-5472, CVE-2017-7749,CVE-2017-7750,CVE-2017-7751,CVE-2017-7752,CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7754,CVE-2017-7755,CVE-2017-7756,CVE-2017-7757,CVE-2017-7758, CVE-2017-7760,CVE-2017-7761,CVE-2017-7763,CVE-2017-7764,CVE-2017-7765, CVE-2017-7766,CVE-2017-7767,CVE-2017-7768,CVE-2017-7778,CVE-2017-7779, CVE-2017-7782,CVE-2017-7784,CVE-2017-7785,CVE-2017-7786,CVE-2017-7787, CVE-2017-7791,CVE-2017-7792,CVE-2017-7793,CVE-2017-7798,CVE-2017-7800, CVE-2017-7801,CVE-2017-7802,CVE-2017-7803,CVE-2017-7804,CVE-2017-7805, CVE-2017-7807,CVE-2017-7809,CVE-2017-7810,CVE-2017-7814,CVE-2017-7818, CVE-2017-7819,CVE-2017-7823,CVE-2017-7824,CVE-2017-7825,CVE-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7828,CVE-2017-7830,CVE-2017-7843,CVE-2017-7845)
- Record
MGASA-2018-0018- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-5425 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mozilla Firefox, published January 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.93%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09
mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05
securitytracker.com/id/1037966
bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1322716
securityfocus.com/bid/96692
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5425
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-5hrj-7m57-cr8j
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0018.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22283
mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05
mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12
mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16
mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19
mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22
mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-25
mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-28