CVE-2017-5414

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The file picker dialog can choose and display the wrong local default directory when instantiated. On some operating systems, this can lead to information disclosure, such as the operating system or the local account name. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	>= unspecified, < 52
Mozilla	Thunderbird	>= unspecified, < 52

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319370Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319370Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 11, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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