Buffer overflow in Mozilla Firefox
CVE-2017-5461
Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) before 3.21.4, 3.22.x through 3.28.x before 3.28.4, 3.29.x before 3.29.5, and 3.30.x before 3.30.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) or possibly have unspecif…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.006 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified
- Mozilla Firefox Esr — versions unspecified, unspecified
- Mozilla Network_security_services
- Mozilla Thunderbird — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Patch)
- security@mozilla.org (vendor-advisory, Patch, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@mozilla.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- security@mozilla.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5461?
- CVE-2017-5461 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5461?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5461 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.