If a malicious site uses the "view-source:" protocol in a series within a single hyperlink, it can trigger a non-exploitable browser crash when the hyperlink is selected
Published Jun 11, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.38%
Description
If a malicious site uses the "view-source:" protocol in a series within a single hyperlink, it can trigger a non-exploitable browser crash when the hyperlink is selected. This was fixed by no longer making "view-source:" linkable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<52
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<52
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Mozilla | Firefox | n/a |
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| Mozilla | Thunderbird | n/a |
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- < 52.0
- < 52.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02381) | 83.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.41% (0.02412) | 81.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 0.74% (0.00736) | 72.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.16% (0.02161) | 82.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 0.74% (0.00736) | 72.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.62% (0.03623) | 86.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.82% (0.06817) | 85.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.39% (0.03390) | 86.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 65.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 64.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00247) | 62.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2023 | 0.35% (0.00354) | 67.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.39% (0.00385) | 68.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01324) | 31.25th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01324) | 30.61th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.32% (0.01324) | 69.73th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.32% (0.01324) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295002 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1295002 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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