Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-5471
Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 53. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54.
Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2017-5471
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-5471
0.40%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 71 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-5471
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
|
NIST | |
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9.8
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
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5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-5471
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-5471
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof URLs, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code and Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges - SecurityTrackerThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 54 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99042
Mozilla Firefox CVE-2017-5471 Multiple Memory Corruption VulnerabilitiesThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1349604%2C1318645%2C1361098%2C1361100%2C1341026%2C1349421%2C1360852%2C1299147%2C1352073%2C1354853%2C1366446%2C1342181%2C1343069
Bug ListIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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