CVE-2017-5422

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    CVE-2017-5422

    Published: 11 Jun 2018Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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/mfsa2017-05/, 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=1295002

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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