CVE-2017-5390 Privilege escalation in Firefox

What is CVE-2017-5390?

CVE-2017-5390 is a critical vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The JSON viewer in the Developer Tools uses insecure methods to create a communication channel for copying and viewing JSON or HTTP headers data, allowing for potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5390?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5390?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5390 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5390 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5390, GHSA-75jp-4qgr-vj32, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5390.