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CVE-2017-5448 Details

Description

An out-of-bounds write in "ClearKeyDecryptor" while decrypting some Clearkey-encrypted media content. The "ClearKeyDecryptor" code runs within the Gecko Media Plugin (GMP) sandbox. If a second mechanism is found to escape the sandbox, this vulnerability allows for the writing of arbitrary data within memory, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.6 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1346648 CVEIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5448
NVD Published Date:
Jun 11, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-5448 Details - Not Deferred