CVE-2017-5463

Summary

CVECVE-2017-5463
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-08-09 18:11:00 UTC
DescriptionAndroid intents can be used to launch Firefox for Android in reader mode with a user specified URL. This allows an attacker to spoof the contents of the addressbar as displayed to users. Note: This attack only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 53.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Google Android - All All All
Operating System Google Android - All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
1338867 - (CVE-2017-5463) Fennec allows address bar spoofing in reader view with userinfo field in front of hostname of url CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Bypass Security Restrictions, Spoof URLs, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, Deny Service, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 53 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 690289 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for mozilla (5e0a038a-ca30-416d-a2f5-38cbf5e7df33)
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