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CVE-2017-5414 — The file picker dialog can choose and display the wrong local default directory

The file picker dialog can choose and display the wrong local default directory when instantiated. On some operating systems, this can lead to information disclosure, such as the operating system or the local account name. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbir

CVSS
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EPSS
0.13% (top 67.80%)
CWE
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Published
2018-06-11T21:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T14:55:35.802Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

The file picker dialog can choose and display the wrong local default directory when instantiated. On some operating systems, this can lead to information disclosure, such as the operating system or the local account name. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefoxunspecified
MozillaThunderbirdunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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