Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x view-source input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component view-source Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-5422. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x (Web Browser). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component view-source Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2017. The weakness was presented 03/07/2017 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Alex) as MFSA 2017-05 as confirmed security advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at mozilla.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5422 since 01/13/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97639 (Mozilla Firefox < 52.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170022 (OpenSUSE Security Update for MozillaThunderbird (openSUSE-SU-2017:1196-1)).

Upgrading to version 52 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 (97639), SecurityFocus (BID 96692†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1037966†). See VDB-97756, VDB-97757, VDB-97758 and VDB-97759 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 97639
Nessus Name: Mozilla Firefox < 52.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802170
OpenVAS Name: Mozilla Firefox Security Updates(mfsa_2017-05_2017-07)-Windows
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 52

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2017-05
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Alex)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5422 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97768

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SecurityFocus: 96692 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA 2017-05 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5422 - Mozilla - Firefox - Denial of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037966

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2017 08:14
Updated: 08/27/2024 04:23
Changes: 03/10/2017 08:14 (85), 08/18/2020 14:14 (1), 08/27/2024 04:23 (19)
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