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CVE-2017-5391
Special "about:" pages used by web content, such as RSS feeds, can load privileged "about:" pages in an iframe.
Impact
Special "about:" pages used by web content, such as RSS feeds, can load privileged "about:" pages in an iframe. If a content-injection bug were found in one of those pages this could allow for potential privilege escalation. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 51.0 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309310
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1309310
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/