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.
Published: 2018-06-11
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 1.3% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-14485 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3175-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T14:55:35.691Z

Reserved: 2017-01-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-5381

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:03.060

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:27:29.417

Link: CVE-2017-5381

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