CVE-2017-5427

A non-existent chrome.manifest file will attempt to be loaded during startup from the primary installation directory

published June 11, 2018

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
13.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00235 · 13.6th percentile
Published
2018-06-11T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 JUN 21:00Z
    A non-existent chrome.manifest file will attempt to be loaded during startup from the primary installation directory
    cvelistv5