Improper Input Validation Affecting mozilla package, versions [,52.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2378931
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-5422  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (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 Improper Input Validation. 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.

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