VDB
CVE-2017-7783
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% · 91.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
6.90%
91.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | mozjs38 | 0, 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu1, 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu4 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 28.0+build2-0ubuntu1, 28.0+build2-0ubuntu2, 29.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | 0, 41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu1, 42.0+build2-0ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360842 (nist-nvd)
- 43020 (cve.org)
- Mozilla Firefox < 55 - Denial of Service Exploit (0day-today)
- Mozilla Firefox < 55 - Denial of Service Exploit (0day-today)
Timeline
- Aug 8, 2017 CVE Published
- Oct 20, 2017 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7783 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3391-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7783 third-party-advisory