CVE-2017-7783 PUBLISHED

If a long user name is used in a username/password combination in a site URL (such as " http://UserName:Password@example.com"), the resulting modal prompt will hang in a non-responsive state or crash, causing a denial of service. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.

EPSS 6.90% · 91.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
6.90%
91.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSmozjs3838.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4, 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu3, 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSfirefox28.0+build1-0ubuntu1, 28.0+build2-0ubuntu1, 28.0+build2-0ubuntu2
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSfirefox44.0.1+build1-0ubuntu1, 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1, 45.0+build2-0ubuntu1

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