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CVE-2017-5445

A vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content where uninitialized values are used to create an array.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.61%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.61%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content where uninitialized values are used to create an array. This could allow the reading of uninitialized memory into the arrays affected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

CVSS 3.0
7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
2.61% probability · 85th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-129
Affected
debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · mozilla/firefox · mozilla/thunderbird
Source
security@mozilla.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 2.61%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 2.6% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.