CVE-2017-5468

An issue with incorrect ownership model of "privateBrowsing" information exposed through developer tools. This can result in a non-exploitable crash when manually triggered during debugging. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.

CVSS v3 9.1 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 6.4 MEDIUM

9.1^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329521	Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 21:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 00:03

NVD link : CVE-2017-5468

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5468

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5468

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mozilla

firefox

CWE

CWE-665

Improper Initialization

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