CVEs-PoC/2017/CVE-2017-5419.md

CVE-2017-5419

Description

If a malicious site repeatedly triggers a modal authentication prompt, eventually the browser UI will become non-responsive, requiring shutdown through the operating system. This is a denial of service (DOS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

POC

Reference

• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/

Github

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