CVE-2017-5387 Information disclosure in Firefox

Low 3.3 Published Updated

Attackers can determine the existence of local files by exploiting double onerror events in Firefox track tags.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-5387?

CVE-2017-5387 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The existence of a specifically requested local file can be found due to the double firing of the "onerror" when the "source" attribute on a "<track>" tag refers to a file that does not exist if the source page is loaded locally. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Weakness: CWE-538

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5387?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5387?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5387 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5387 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-fgxx-ch38-43gw, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5387.

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