CVE-2017-5422

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.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295002

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3