vulnerability
MFSA2017-18 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 55 (CVE-2017-7783)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 8, 2017 | Aug 9, 2017 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 8, 2017
Added
Aug 9, 2017
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
If a long user name is used in a username/password combination in a site URL (such as " http://UserName:[email protected]"), the resulting modal prompt will hang in a non-responsive state or crash, causing a denial of service. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
Solution
mozilla-firefox-upgrade-55_0
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