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CVE-2017-5444

HIGHEPSS 93th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content when the header contains improperly formatted data. This allows for an out-of-bounds read of data from memory. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

How to fix

Remediation Available
firefoxDebian
Fixed in:52.0.1-1CVE-2017-5444
firefoxUbuntu
Fixed in:53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3260-1
Fixed in:53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3260-1
thunderbirdUbuntu
Fixed in:1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1USN-3278-1
Fixed in:1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1USN-3278-1
DeveloperEditionWindows application
Affected:53.0Fixed in:53.0Mozilla
Affected:45.9.0Fixed in:45.9.0Mozilla
Mozilla Firefox (en-US)Windows application
Affected:45.9.0Fixed in:45.9.0Mozilla
Affected:53.0Fixed in:53.0Mozilla
Mozilla Thunderbird (en-US)Windows application
Affected:52.1.0Fixed in:52.1.0Mozilla

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
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

7.01%probability of exploitation in 30 days
93rdpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 93% of all known CVEs.

References

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