CVE-2017-7783

If a long user name is used in a username/password combination in a site URL (such as " http://UserName:Password@example.com"), the resulting modal prompt will hang in a non-responsive state or crash, causing a denial of service. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
References
Link Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100401 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1360842 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43020/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-06-11 21:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:46


NVD link : CVE-2017-7783

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7783

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7783


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Products Affected

mozilla

  • firefox
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation