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7.5high

CVE-2017-5422

If a malicious site uses the "view-source:" protocol in a series within a single hyperlink, it can trigger a non-exploitable browser crash…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 84%
Public exploits
0
none known

If a malicious site uses the "view-source:" protocol in a series within a single hyperlink, it can trigger a non-exploitable browser crash when the hyperlink is selected. This was fixed by no longer making "view-source:" linkable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1295002 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • 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

Sources

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