DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5448

Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5448
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5448.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5448
Upstream
Published
2018-06-11T21:29:06Z
Modified
2025-09-30T03:54:29Z
Severity
  • 8.6 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
45.9.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
45.9.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
45.9.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / firefox-esr

Package

Name
firefox-esr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/firefox-esr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
45.9.0esr-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}