CVE-2017-5391

Special "about:" pages used by web content, such as RSS feeds, can load privileged "about:" pages in an iframe. If a content-injection bug were found in one of those pages this could allow for potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
mozillaCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 86%
VendorProductVersion
mozillafirefox
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< 51.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
firefox
sid
132.0.1-1
fixed
firefox-esr
bullseye
115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1
fixed
bullseye (security)
128.4.0esr-1~deb11u1
fixed
bookworm
115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1
fixed
bookworm (security)
128.4.0esr-1~deb12u1
fixed
trixie
128.3.1esr-2
fixed
sid
128.4.0esr-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
firefox
zesty
Fixed 52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1
released
yakkety
Fixed 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
released
xenial
Fixed 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
released
trusty
Fixed 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
released
precise
Fixed 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
released
thunderbird
zesty
not-affected
yakkety
not-affected
xenial
not-affected
trusty
dne
precise
not-affected
References
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309310
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309310
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/