CVE-2017-5422 describes a vulnerability where a malicious website could cause a non-exploitable browser crash in Firefox and Thunderbird versions prior to 52 by using the "view-source:" protocol within a hyperlink. This issue has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a high availability attack vector with low complexity, but its impact is limited to denial of service (browser crash) without compromising confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting low current threat activity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 52.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 52.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.