Information disclosure in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2017-5382
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Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/ (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5382?
- CVE-2017-5382 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5382?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5382 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.