CVE-2017-5422

If a malicious site uses the "view-source:" protocol in a series within a single hyperlink, it can trigger a non-exploitable browser crash when the hyperlink is selected. This was fixed by no longer making "view-source:" linkable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

• CWE-20

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295002Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295002Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/Vendor Advisory

Published

Jun 11, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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