CVE catalog
CVE-2017-5427
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5427
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.24% · Oct 25, 2026
A non-existent chrome.manifest file will attempt to be loaded during startup from the primary installation directory. If a malicious user with local access puts chrome.manifest and other referenced files in this directory, they will be loaded and activated during startup. This could result in malicious software being added without consent or modification of referenced installed files. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 24.0+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 25.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 28.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 28.0+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 28.0+build2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 28.0+build2-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 30.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 31.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 32.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 32.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 33.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 34.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 35.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 35.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 36.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 36.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 36.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 37.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 37.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 37.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 38.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 39.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 40.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 41.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 41.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 42.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 43.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 14.04 | 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 44.0+build3-0ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 45.0+build2-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 45.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 47.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 49.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 49.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 50.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 50.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | firefox | 16.04 | 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | firefox | deb | 14.04 | 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5427 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | firefox | deb | 16.04 | 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5427 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
Observed: