CVE-2017-5418: Medium severity Mozilla Firefox vulnerability
An out of bounds read error occurs when parsing some HTTP digest authorization responses, resulting in information leakage through the reading of random memory containing matches to specifically set patterns.
Affected Software
Remediation
Patch Available
Event History
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2017-5400
- CVE-2017-5401
- CVE-2017-5402
- CVE-2017-5403
- CVE-2017-5404
- CVE-2017-5406
- CVE-2017-5407
- CVE-2017-5410
- CVE-2017-5411
- CVE-2017-5409
- CVE-2017-5408
- CVE-2017-5412
- CVE-2017-5413
- CVE-2017-5414
- CVE-2017-5415
- CVE-2017-5416
- CVE-2017-5417
- CVE-2017-5425
- CVE-2017-5426
- CVE-2017-5427
- CVE-2017-5418
- CVE-2017-5419
- CVE-2017-5420
- CVE-2017-5405
- CVE-2017-5421
- CVE-2017-5422
- CVE-2017-5399
- CVE-2017-5398
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2017-5418?
CVE-2017-5418 is considered a moderate severity vulnerability due to potential information leakage.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5418?
To mitigate CVE-2017-5418, users should update Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird to version 52.0 or later.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2017-5418?
CVE-2017-5418 is an out of bounds read vulnerability affecting the parsing of HTTP digest authorization responses.
Which software is affected by CVE-2017-5418?
CVE-2017-5418 affects Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird versions prior to 52.
What can attackers gain from exploiting CVE-2017-5418?
Exploiting CVE-2017-5418 may allow attackers to read random memory, potentially leading to information leakage.