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Vulnerability details: VCID-6b9m-3w58-qydd
Vulnerability ID VCID-6b9m-3w58-qydd
Aliases CVE-2017-5414
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
System Score Found at
epss 0.0013 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5414
epss 0.0013 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5414
epss 0.0013 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5414
epss 0.0013 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5414
epss 0.0013 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5414
epss 0.0013 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5414
epss 0.0013 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5414
epss 0.0013 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5414
epss 0.0013 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5414
cvssv2 4.3 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv2 4.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5414
cvssv3 5.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5414
archlinux Critical https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-194
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05
generic_textual critical https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2017-5414
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1319370
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
ASA-201703-3 https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201703-3
AVG-194 https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-194
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2017-5414 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5414
mfsa2017-05 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05
mfsa2017-09 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09
USN-3216-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3216-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5414
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5414
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.3238
EPSS Score 0.0013
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T13:16:41.527256+00:00 Mozilla Importer Import https://github.com/mozilla/foundation-security-advisories/blob/master/announce/2017/mfsa2017-05.yml 38.0.0