5.3med
CVE-2017-5418
An out of bounds read error occurs when parsing some HTTP digest authorization responses, resulting in information leakage through the read…
Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
An out of bounds read error occurs when parsing some HTTP digest authorization responses, resulting in information leakage through the reading of random memory containing matches to specifically set patterns. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
1.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Thunderbird
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
References
- mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- securitytracker.com /id/1037966 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- securityfocus.com /bid/96692 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
- bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1338876 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2017-5418
- NVD: CVE-2017-5418
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