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HIGH 7.5

CVE-2017-5419

If a malicious site repeatedly triggers a modal authentication prompt, eventually the browser UI will become non-responsive, requiring shutdown through the operating system. This is a denial of service (DOS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS 0.9% percentile 75.9%

Affected tracked apps

Vulnerable CPE configurations

Vendor Product Platform Versions CPE 2.3 URI
mozilla thunderbird Windows <52.0 cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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