CVE-2017-5408
Detail
Modified After Enrichment This CVE record has been updated after NVD enrichment efforts were completed. Enrichment data supplied by the NVD may require amendment due to these changes.
Description
Video files loaded video captions cross-origin without checking for the presence of CORS headers permitting such cross-origin use, leading to potential information disclosure for video captions. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.
Metrics
CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.html
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.html
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96693
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313711
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Exploit
Issue Tracking
Patch
Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07/
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
CVE, Mozilla Corporation
Vendor Advisory
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
NIST
Change History
6 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation
6/16/2026 9:20:25 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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Affected
[{"vendor":"Mozilla","product":"Firefox","versions":[{"version":"unspecified","lessThan":"52","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]},{"vendor":"Mozilla","product":"Firefox ESR","versions":[{"version":"unspecified","lessThan":"45.8","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]},{"vendor":"Mozilla","product":"Thunderbird","versions":[{"version":"unspecified","lessThan":"52","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"},{"version":"unspecified","lessThan":"45.8","versionType":"custom","status":"affected"}]}]
CPE Deprecation Remap by NIST
11/25/2025 12:50:16 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 45.8.0
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (excluding) 45.8.0
CVE Modified by CVE
11/20/2024 10:27:33 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.html
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.html
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96693
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313711
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
Added
Reference
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
Added
Reference
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/
Added
Reference
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07/
Added
Reference
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation
5/14/2024 12:41:07 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Initial Analysis by NIST
8/07/2018 9:07:52 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
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CVSS V3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Added
CWE
CWE-200
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.0
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 45.8.0
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 45.8.0
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.html No Types Assigned
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96693 No Types Assigned
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96693 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 No Types Assigned
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313711 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1313711 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06 No Types Assigned
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07 No Types Assigned
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805 No Types Assigned
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832 No Types Assigned
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ No Types Assigned
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/ No Types Assigned
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/ Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07/ No Types Assigned
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07/ Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ No Types Assigned
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ Vendor Advisory
CVE Modified by Mozilla Corporation
6/12/2018 9:29:06 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.html [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96693 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805 [No Types Assigned]
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832 [No Types Assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2017-5408 NVD
Published Date: 06/11/2018 NVD
Last Modified: 06/16/2026
Source: Mozilla Corporation
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