CVE-2017-5420

Publication date 7 March 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

A "javascript:" url loaded by a malicious page can obfuscate its location by blanking the URL displayed in the addressbar, allowing for an attacker to spoof an existing page without the malicious page's address being displayed correctly. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
firefox	17.04 zesty	Fixed 52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1
	16.10 yakkety	Fixed 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)