CVE-2017-5419

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    CVE-2017-5419

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: If a malicious site repeatedly triggers a modal authentication prompt, eventually the browser UI will become non-responsive, requiring shutdown through the operating system. This is a denial of service (DOS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

    References: , https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/, https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966, https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1312243

    Affected packages

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High