CVE-2017-5390

NameCVE-2017-5390
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-800-1, DLA-896-1, DSA-3771-1, DSA-3832-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
firefox (PTS)sid125.0.1-2fixed
firefox-esr (PTS)jessie, jessie (lts)68.9.0esr-1~deb8u2fixed
stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch91.11.0esr-1~deb9u1fixed
buster91.12.0esr-1~deb10u1fixed
buster (security)115.9.1esr-1~deb10u1fixed
bullseye115.7.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)115.10.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm115.7.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)115.10.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie115.8.0esr-1fixed
sid115.10.0esr-1fixed
icedove (PTS)jessie1:52.3.0-4~deb8u2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
firefoxsource(unstable)51.0-1
firefox-esrsourcewheezy45.7.0esr-1~deb7u1DLA-800-1
firefox-esrsourcejessie45.7.0esr-1~deb8u1DSA-3771-1
firefox-esrsource(unstable)45.7.0esr-1
icedovesourcewheezy1:45.8.0-3~deb7u1DLA-896-1
icedovesourcejessie1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1DSA-3832-1
icedovesource(unstable)1:45.7.1-1

Notes

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/#CVE-2017-5390
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/#CVE-2017-5390
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/#CVE-2017-5390

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