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CVE-2017-5384

Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files can specify a JavaScript function called for all URL requests with...

5.9 MediumFix available

Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files can specify a JavaScript function called for all URL requests with the full URL path which exposes more information than would be sent to the proxy itself in the case of HTTPS. Normally the Proxy Auto-Config file is specified by the user or machine owner and presumed to be non-malicious, but if a user has enabled Web Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD) this file can be served remotely. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.47%Up 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.9

Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files can specify a JavaScript function called for all URL requests with the full URL path which exposes more information than would be sent to the proxy itself in the case of HTTPS. Normally the Proxy Auto-Config file is specified by the user or machine owner and presumed to be non-malicious, but if a user has enabled Web Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD) this file can be served remotely. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Record
CVE-2017-5384
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files can specify a JavaScript function called for all URL requests with the full URL path which exposes more information than would be sent to the proxy itself in the case of HTTPS. Normally the Proxy Auto-Config file is specified by the user or machine owner and presumed to be non-malicious, but if a user has enabled Web Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD) this file can be served remotely. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Record
CVE-2017-5384
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14488 No score

Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files can specify a JavaScript function called for all URL requests with the full URL path which exposes more information than would be sent to the proxy itself in the case of HTTPS. Normally the Proxy Auto-Config file is specified by the user or machine owner and presumed to be non-malicious, but if a user has enabled Web Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD) this file can be served remotely. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Record
EUVD-2017-14488
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4f25-w4cj-3v45 5.9

Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files can specify a JavaScript function called for all URL requests with...

Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files can specify a JavaScript function called for all URL requests with the full URL path which exposes more information than would be sent to the proxy itself in the case of HTTPS. Normally the Proxy Auto-Config file is specified by the user or machine owner and presumed to be non-malicious, but if a user has enabled Web Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD) this file can be served remotely. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Record
GHSA-4f25-w4cj-3v45
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5384 5.9

Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files can specify a JavaScript function called for all URL requests with the full URL path which exposes more information than would be sent to the proxy itself in the case of HTTPS. Normally the Proxy Auto-Config file is specified by the user or machine owner and presumed to be non-malicious, but if a user has enabled Web Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD) this file can be served remotely. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5384
CVSS 3.0
5.9 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0323 No score

Updated iceape packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated Iceape packages include security fixes from upstream Seamonkey:

Multiple flaws were found in the way Iceape 2.46 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page containing malicious content could cause Iceape to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-5287, CVE-2016-5288, CVE-2016-5289, CVE-2016-5290, CVE-2016-5292, CVE-2016-5297, CVE-2016-9064, CVE-2016-9066, CVE-2016-9067, CVE-2016-9068, CVE-2016-9075, CVE-2016-9077, CVE-2016-5291, CVE-2016-9063, CVE-2016-9070, CVE-2016-9071, CVE-2016-9073, CVE-2016-9076, CVE-2016-9078, CVE-2016-9080, CVE-2016-9893, CVE-2016-9894, CVE-2016-9895, CVE-2016-9896, CVE-2016-9897, CVE-2016-9898, CVE-2016-9899, CVE-2016-9900, CVE-2016-9901, CVE-2016-9902, CVE-2016-9903, CVE-2016-9904, CVE-2017-5373, CVE-2017-5374, CVE-2017-5375, CVE-2017-5376, CVE-2017-5377, CVE-2017-5378, CVE-2017-5379, CVE-2017-5380, CVE-2017-5381, CVE-2017-5382, CVE-2017-5383, CVE-2017-5384, CVE-2017-5385, CVE-2017-5386, CVE-2017-5387, CVE-2017-5388, CVE-2017-5389, CVE-2017-5390, CVE-2017-5391, CVE-2017-5393, CVE-2017-5396)

Record
MGASA-2017-0323
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1 No score

MozillaFirefox-92.0-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-92.0-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score

firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3175-1 No score

firefox vulnerabilities

Multiple memory safety issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5373, CVE-2017-5374)

JIT code allocation can allow a bypass of ASLR protections in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5375)

Nicolas Grégoire discovered a use-after-free when manipulating XSL in XSLT documents in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5376)

Atte Kettunen discovered a memory corruption issue in Skia in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5377)

Jann Horn discovered that an object's address could be discovered through hashed codes of JavaScript objects shared between pages. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5378)

A use-after-free was discovered in Web Animations in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5379)

A use-after-free was discovered during DOM manipulation of SVG content in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5380)

Jann Horn discovered that the "export" function in the Certificate Viewer can force local filesystem navigation when the Common Name contains slashes. If a user were tricked in to exporting a specially crafted certificate, an attacker could potentially exploit this to save content with arbitrary filenames in unsafe locations. (CVE-2017-5381)

Jerri Rice discovered that the Feed preview for RSS feeds can be used to capture errors and exceptions generated by privileged content. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5382)

Armin Razmjou discovered that certain unicode glyphs do not trigger punycode display. An attacker could potentially exploit this to spoof the URL bar contents. (CVE-2017-5383)

Paul Stone and Alex Chapman discovered that the full URL path is exposed to JavaScript functions specified by Proxy Auto-Config (PAC) files. If a user has enabled Web Proxy Auto Detect (WPAD), an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5384)

Muneaki Nishimura discovered that data sent in multipart channels will ignore the Referrer-Policy response headers. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5385)

Muneaki Nishimura discovered that WebExtensions can affect other extensions using the data: protocol. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted addon, an attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information or gain additional privileges. (CVE-2017-5386)

Mustafa Hasan discovered that the existence of local files can be determined using the <track> element. An attacker could potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2017-5387)

Cullen Jennings discovered that WebRTC can be used to generate large amounts of UDP traffic. An attacker could potentially exploit this to conduct Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDOS) attacks. (CVE-2017-5388)

Kris Maglione…

Record
USN-3175-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
iceape
Mageia:5
before 2.48-1.mga5
2.48-1.mga5
iceape
Mageia:6
before 2.48-1.mga6
2.48-1.mga6
firefox
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
24.0+build1-0ubuntu125.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.128.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu228.0+build1-0ubuntu128.0+build2-0ubuntu1
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28.0+build2-0ubuntu229.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.230.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.331.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.132.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.132.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.133.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.134.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.135.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.235.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.136.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.436.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.136.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.138.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.139.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.139.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.140.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.140.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.440.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.142.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.143.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.143.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.145.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.145.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.245.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.146.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.246.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.347.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.148.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.149.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.149.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.150.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.250.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.150.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
firefox
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu142.0+build2-0ubuntu144.0+build3-0ubuntu244.0.1+build1-0ubuntu144.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
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45.0+build2-0ubuntu145.0.1+build1-0ubuntu145.0.2+build1-0ubuntu146.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.246.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.247.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.148.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.149.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.149.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.250.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.250.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.150.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
51.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
MozillaFirefox
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 92.0-1.2
92.0-1.2
firefox-esr
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 128.5.1-1.1
128.5.1-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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In short

CVE-2017-5384 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Mozilla Firefox, published January 25, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.47%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in iceape 2.48-1.mga5.

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