CVE-2017-5422

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Jun 11, 2018
Updated: Aug 5, 2024
Reserved: Jan 13, 2017

Description

If a malicious site uses the "view-source:" protocol in a series within a single hyperlink, it can trigger a non-exploitable browser crash when the hyperlink is selected. This was fixed by no longer making "view-source:" linkable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
FirefoxMozilla	before 52Affected
ThunderbirdMozilla	before 52Affected

References

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295002
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
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