Mozilla Firefox up to 50 Hash Code Address information disclosure

| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 50. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Hash Code Handler. This manipulation causes information disclosure (Address). This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-5378. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 50 (Web Browser). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Hash Code Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability (Address). The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.
The bug was discovered 01/24/2017. The weakness was presented 01/24/2017 by Muneaki Nishimura (Nils) as MFSA 2017-01 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5378 since 01/13/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96804 (Slackware 14.1 / 14.2 / current : mozilla-thunderbird (SSA:2017-026-01)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Slackware Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175948 (Debian Security Update for firefox-esr (DSA 3771-1)).
Upgrading to version 51 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (96804), SecurityFocus (BID 95769†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037693†). See VDB-96001, VDB-96002, VDB-96003 and VDB-96004 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.
Product
Type
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.mozilla.org/
- Product: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploiting
Name: AddressClass: Information disclosure / Address
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 96804
Nessus Name: Slackware 14.1 / 14.2 / current : mozilla-thunderbird (SSA:2017-026-01)
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OpenVAS ID: 881932
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for thunderbird CESA-2017:0238 centos7
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 51
Timeline
01/13/2017 🔍01/24/2017 🔍
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06/11/2018 🔍
11/26/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2017-01
Researcher: Muneaki Nishimura (Nils)
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-5378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96013
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SecurityFocus: 95769 - Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5378 - Mozilla - Multiple Products - Memory Corruption Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037693
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Entry
Created: 01/26/2017 15:17Updated: 11/26/2025 02:01
Changes: 01/26/2017 15:17 (82), 08/02/2020 16:41 (8), 11/04/2022 09:06 (3), 11/04/2022 09:08 (1), 11/26/2025 02:01 (15)
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