CVE-2017-5418

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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 5.3 Medium

Status

Modified - security@mozilla.org

Published

2018-06-11

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected products

• Firefox (Mozilla)
• Thunderbird (Mozilla)

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1338876
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/