Overview
- Description
- If a malicious site uses the "view-source:" protocol in a series within a single hyperlink, it can trigger a non-exploitable browser crash when the hyperlink is selected. This was fixed by no longer making "view-source:" linkable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.5
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 10
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-20
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
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"matchCriteriaId": "6239EC26-A3A1-4FD4-B96F-F47B09C0CA00",
"versionEndExcluding": "52.0"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "566987B8-698A-4EB8-8380-FA44DB228B81",
"versionEndExcluding": "52.0"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]