Detections
Analytics
CVE-2017-5422
high
Description
If a malicious site uses the "view-source:" protocol in a series within a single hyperlink, it can trigger a non-exploitable browser crash when the hyperlink is selected. This was fixed by no longer making "view-source:" linkable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
References
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/