CVE-2017-5407 Information disclosure in Firefox

What is CVE-2017-5407?

CVE-2017-5407 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, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Using SVG filters that don't use the fixed point math implementation on a target iframe, a malicious page can extract pixel values from a targeted user. This can be used to extract history information and read text values across domains. This violates same-origin policy and leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5407?

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-2017-5407?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5407 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5407 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-5407, GHSA-92cf-2847-r49w, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5407.