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7.5high

CVE-2017-5445

A vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content where uninitialized values are used to create an array.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.6%
percentile 85%
Public exploits
0
none known

A vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content where uninitialized values are used to create an array. This could allow the reading of uninitialized memory into the arrays affected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.61% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

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

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-129 Improper Validation of Array Index

References

  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1106 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/97940 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3831 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038320 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1104 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1344467 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:1201 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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