CVE-2017-5405 Other in Firefox
Uninitialized port values in FTP connections may cause unexpected behavior in Firefox and Thunderbird, requiring users to upgrade to patched versions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-5405?
CVE-2017-5405 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Certain response codes in FTP connections can result in the use of uninitialized values for ports in FTP operations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.
Weakness: CWE-1187
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5405?
It affects 9 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2017-5405?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2017-5405 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5405 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5405, GHSA-f5h5-w6rr-6gwm, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5405.