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CVE-2017-5407
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2018-06-11 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-200
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.
Affected products
- Debian Linux: 8.0
- Mozilla Firefox: before 52.0; before 45.8.0 — fixed in 45.8.0, 52.0
- Mozilla Thunderbird: before 45.8.0; before 52.0 — fixed in 45.8.0, 52.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop: 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server: 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Aus: 7.3, 7.4
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Server Eus: 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux Workstation: 5.0, 6.0, 7.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Mozilla Firefox 45.8.0, 52.0; Mozilla Thunderbird 45.8.0, 52.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96693
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1336622
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/
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