Security Features Affecting mozilla package, versions [,52.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2378211
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-5419  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-254  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mozilla to version 52.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Security Features. 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.

CVSS Scores

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