CVE-2017-5382: Infoleak

Reference Links

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295322
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/

Parent vulnerabilities

(Appears in the following advisories)

• MFSA2017-01

Peer vulnerabilities

(Found alongside the following vulnerabilities)

• CVE-2017-5375
• CVE-2017-5376
• CVE-2017-5377
• CVE-2017-5378
• CVE-2017-5379
• CVE-2017-5380
• CVE-2017-5390
• CVE-2017-5389
• CVE-2017-5396
• CVE-2017-5381
• CVE-2017-5382
• CVE-2017-5383
• CVE-2017-5384
• CVE-2017-5385
• CVE-2017-5386
• CVE-2017-5394
• CVE-2017-5391
• CVE-2017-5392
• CVE-2017-5393
• CVE-2017-5395
• CVE-2017-5387
• CVE-2017-5388
• CVE-2017-5374
• CVE-2017-5373

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is the severity of CVE-2017-5382?

  CVE-2017-5382 is considered a medium severity vulnerability that can expose internal information through RSS feed previews.

• How do I fix CVE-2017-5382?

  To fix CVE-2017-5382, users should update their Mozilla Firefox to version 51 or later.

• What is the impact of CVE-2017-5382?

  The impact of CVE-2017-5382 includes potential exposure of sensitive internal information due to error messages in privileged content.

• Which versions of Firefox are affected by CVE-2017-5382?

  CVE-2017-5382 affects Mozilla Firefox versions prior to 51.

• What types of exploitation are possible with CVE-2017-5382?

  Exploitation of CVE-2017-5382 could allow attackers to capture errors and exceptions from privileged content, revealing sensitive information.