CVE-2017-5928
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-5928 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-02-27 07:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-09-13 12:04:00 UTC |
| Description | The W3C High Resolution Time API, as implemented in various web browsers, does not consider that memory-reference times can be measured by a performance.now "Time to Tick" approach even with the https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1167489#c9 protection mechanism in place, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct AnC attacks via crafted JavaScript code. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | W3 | High Resolution Time Api | - | All | All | All |
| Application | W3c | High Resolution Time Api | - | All | All | All |
| Application | W3c | High Resolution Time Api | - | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf | MISC | www.cs.vu.nl | Technical Description |
| W3C High Resolution Time API CVE-2017-5928 Security Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| AnC - VUSec | MISC | www.vusec.net | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.