vulnerability
MFSA2017-05 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 52 (CVE-2017-5418)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Mar 7, 2017 | Mar 8, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Mar 7, 2017
Added
Mar 8, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
An out of bounds read error occurs when parsing some HTTP digest authorization responses, resulting in information leakage through the reading of random memory containing matches to specifically set patterns. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-upgrade-52_0
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