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CVE-2017-5422 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.74% · 72.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.74%

72.7th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	firefox	41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1, 44.0+build3-0ubuntu2
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	firefox	39.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 40.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4

Timeline

Mar 7, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5422 third-party-advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/#CVE-2017-5422 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3216-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5422 third-party-advisory

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