CVE-2017-5418 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Reference

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/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.3