CVE-2017-7783
If a long user name is used in a username/password combination in a site URL (such as " http://UserName:[email protected]"), the resulting modal prompt...
- Published
- Jun 11, 2018
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mozilla
- Evidence observed
- Oct 20, 2017
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HModerate · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 95.6%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
If a long user name is used in a username/password combination in a site URL (such as " http://UserName:[email protected]"), the resulting modal prompt will hang in a non-responsive state or crash, causing a denial of service. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
Sources
1Amit Sangra · multiple · Oct 20, 2017
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