CVE-2017-5445Improper Validation of Array Index in Mozilla Firefox

Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
OSV9.8
EPSS
2.1%
top 15.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJun 11
Latest updateMay 14

Description

A vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content where uninitialized values are used to create an array. This could allow the reading of uninitialized memory into the arrays affected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages10 packages

CVEListV5mozilla/firefoxunspecified53
NVDmozilla/firefox< 45.9.0+2
CVEListV5mozilla/firefox_esrunspecified45.9+1
Ubuntumozilla/firefox< 53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2+3
CVEListV5mozilla/thunderbirdunspecified52.1

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0, Enterprise Linux 6.0, 7.0, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5

🔴Vulnerability Details

6
GHSA
GHSA-fxpw-jjgp-p7hm: A vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content where uninitialized values are used to create an array2022-05-14
CVEList
CVE-2017-5445: A vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content where uninitialized values are used to create an array2018-06-11
OSV
CVE-2017-5445: A vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content where uninitialized values are used to create an array2018-06-11
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities2017-05-16
OSV
firefox regression2017-05-11

📋Vendor Advisories

5
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities2017-05-16
Ubuntu
Firefox regression2017-05-11
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities2017-04-21
Red Hat
Mozilla: Uninitialized values used while parsing application/http-index-format content (MFSA 2017-11, MFSA 2017-12)2017-04-19
Debian
CVE-2017-5445: firefox - A vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content whe...2017

💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-5445 Mozilla: Uninitialized values used while parsing application/http-index-format content (MFSA 2017-11, MFSA 2017-12)2017-04-19
CVE-2017-5445 — Improper Validation of Array Index | cvebase