VDB
CVE-2017-5422
CVE-2017-5422
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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 2.33% · 83.3th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
2.33%
83.3th 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
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 11, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 13, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 19, 2023 EPSS Score
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