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CVE-2017-5422

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Date: June 11, 2018

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.

Language: Unix

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Related Resources (8)

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5422
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5422
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295002
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-5422

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Input Validation

CWE-20

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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