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CVE-2017-5391

CRITICALEPSS 76th pctl
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Special "about:" pages used by web content, such as RSS feeds, can load privileged "about:" pages in an iframe. If a content-injection bug were found in one of those pages this could allow for potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

How to fix

Remediation Available
firefoxDebian
Fixed in:51.0-1CVE-2017-5391
firefoxUbuntu
Fixed in:51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3175-1
Fixed in:51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3175-1
DeveloperEditionWindows application
Affected:51.0Fixed in:51.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application
Affected:51.0Fixed in:51.0Mozilla

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.79%probability of exploitation in 30 days
76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

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