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CVE-2017-5419

If a malicious site repeatedly triggers a modal authentication prompt, eventually the browser UI will become non-responsive, requiring shutdown through the operating system. This is a denial of service (DOS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Published

2018-06-11T21:29:05.093

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:27:35.230

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	mozilla	firefox	< 52.0	Yes
Application	mozilla	thunderbird	< 52.0	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1312243 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch ([email protected])
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1312243 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)