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.

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309310Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309310Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/Vendor Advisory

Published

Jun 11, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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