Improper Input Validation Affecting firefox package, versions <52.0-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Integrity
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.17% (55th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-424052
- published 11 Jun 2018
- disclosed 11 Jun 2018
Introduced: 11 Jun 2018
CVE-2017-5420 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
firefox
to version 52.0-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox
package and not the firefox
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
A "javascript:" url loaded by a malicious page can obfuscate its location by blanking the URL displayed in the addressbar, allowing for an attacker to spoof an existing page without the malicious page's address being displayed correctly. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-5420
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1284395
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-5420