Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x Drag/Drop Address input validation

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Summary
A vulnerability has been found in Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Drag/Drop. Performing a manipulation results in input validation (Address). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-5417. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 51.x (Web Browser). This affects an unknown part of the component Drag/Drop. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability (Address). CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 03/07/2017. The weakness was shared 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 uniquely identified as CVE-2017-5417 since 01/13/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 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 169884 (OpenSUSE Security Update for MozillaFirefox, mozilla-nss (openSUSE-SU-2017:0690-1)).
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†). The entries VDB-97756, VDB-97757, VDB-97758 and VDB-97759 are related to this item. 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: 5.8VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Name: AddressClass: Input validation / Address
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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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-2017-5417 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97779
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SecurityFocus: 96692 - Mozilla Firefox MFSA 2017-05 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5417 - Mozilla - Firefox - Spoofing Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037966
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Entry
Created: 03/10/2017 08:14Updated: 08/18/2020 15:41
Changes: 03/10/2017 08:14 (82), 08/18/2020 15:41 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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