| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes 7pk security. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-5419. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x (Web Browser) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-254. As an impact it is known to affect availability.
The bug was discovered 03/07/2017. The weakness was released 03/07/2017 by Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Alex) as MFSA 2017-05 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-5419 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. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
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†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-97756, VDB-97757, VDB-97758 and VDB-97759. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.
Product
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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
Class: 7pk securityCWE: CWE-254
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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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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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Firefox 52
Timeline
01/13/2017 🔍03/07/2017 🔍
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03/08/2017 🔍
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06/11/2018 🔍
08/18/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mozilla.orgProduct: mozilla.org
Advisory: MFSA 2017-05
Researcher: Abdulrahman Alqabandi (Alex)
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2017-5419 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5419
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97771
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SecurityFocus: 96692 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA 2017-05 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5419 - Mozilla - Firefox - Denial of Service Isue
SecurityTracker: 1037966
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Entry
Created: 03/10/2017 08:14Updated: 08/18/2020 14:35
Changes: 03/10/2017 08:14 (86), 08/18/2020 14:35 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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