CVE-2017-5419 — If a malicious site repeatedly triggers a modal authentication prompt, eventuall

If a malicious site repeatedly triggers a modal authentication prompt, eventually the browser UI will become non-responsive, requiring shutdown through the operating system. This is a denial of service (DOS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird <

01What is this vulnerability?

If a malicious site repeatedly triggers a modal authentication prompt, eventually the browser UI will become non-responsive, requiring shutdown through the operating system. This is a denial of service (DOS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Mozilla	Firefox	unspecified
Mozilla	Thunderbird	unspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T15:04:14.280Z

09References

• www.mozilla.org — https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
• bugzilla.mozilla.org — https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1312243
• www.mozilla.org — https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
• www.securitytracker.com — http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692