CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-5419
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-06-11
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Description
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 configurations
• mozilla firefox (< 52.0)
• mozilla thunderbird (< 52.0)
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1312243 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1312243 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ Vendor Advisory