CVE-2017-5422

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2017-5422
  • Assigner
  • security@mozilla.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-06-11T21:29:05
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2018-08-07T12:17:31
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 52.0
cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 52.0
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295002 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5422
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5422
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 18:40:12 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 07:43:13 2018-06-11T21:29Z 2018-06-11T21:29:05 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 07:43:13 2018-08-07T12:17:31 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 07:43:13 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated