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CVE-2017-5419
published 2018-06-11

CVE-2017-5419: If a malicious site repeatedly triggers a modal authentication prompt, eventually the browser UI will become non-responsive, requiring shutdown through the…

PriorityP337high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.37%
81.7th percentile
If a malicious site repeatedly triggers a modal authentication prompt, eventually the browser UI will become non-responsive, requiring shutdown through the operating system. This is a denial of service (DOS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Affected

9 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianfirefox< firefox 52.0-1 (sid)firefox 52.0-1 (sid)
mozillafirefox< 52.052.0
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.152.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.152.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.152.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
mozillafirefox>= 0 < 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.152.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
mozillafirefox>= unspecified < 5252
mozillathunderbird< 52.052.0
mozillathunderbird>= unspecified < 5252

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.07.8HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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