CVE-2017-5405: Certain response codes in FTP connections can result in the use of uninitialized values for ports in FTP operations.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 22/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 2.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 85.2% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: firefox-esr (Debian:12) 45.8.0esr-1; firefox-esr (Debian:7) 45.8.0esr-1~deb7u1; icedove (Debian:7) 1:45.8.0-3~deb7u1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to firefox-esr (Debian:12) 45.8.0esr-1; firefox-esr (Debian:7) 45.8.0esr-1~deb7u1; icedove (Debian:7) 1:45.8.0-3~deb7u1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Certain response codes in FTP connections can result in the use of uninitialized values for ports in FTP operations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.
- Published
- Jun 11, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.5% · 85th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-1187
Report tools
Action score
22
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.5%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
| mozilla | thunderbird | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mozilla). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Mozilla Firefox
- unspecified and later · before 52affected
Mozilla Firefox ESR
- unspecified and later · before 45.8affected
Mozilla Thunderbird
- unspecified and later · before 52affected
- unspecified and later · before 45.8affected
Affected versions · NVD (20)
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux8.0
- mozilla firefoxbefore 52.0
- mozilla firefoxbefore 45.8.0
- mozilla thunderbirdbefore 45.8.0
- redhat enterprise linux5.0
- redhat enterprise linux6.0
- redhat enterprise linux7.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop5.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server5.0
- redhat enterprise linux server6.0
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.3
- redhat enterprise linux server aus7.4
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.3
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.4
- redhat enterprise linux server eus7.5
- redhat enterprise linux workstation5.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation6.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | before 45.8.0esr-1 | 45.8.0esr-1 |
| Debian:7 | firefox-esr | before 45.8.0esr-1~deb7u1 | 45.8.0esr-1~deb7u1 |
| Debian:7 | icedove | before 1:45.8.0-3~deb7u1 | 1:45.8.0-3~deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | firefox-esr | before 45.8.0esr-1~deb8u1 | 45.8.0esr-1~deb8u1 |
| Debian:8 | icedove | before 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1 | 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | firefox | before 0:45.8.0-2.el5_11 | 0:45.8.0-2.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.8.0-2.el5_11 | 0:45.8.0-2.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | thunderbird | before 0:45.8.0-1.el5_11 | 0:45.8.0-1.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:45.8.0-1.el5_11 | 0:45.8.0-1.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox | before 0:45.8.0-2.el6_8 | 0:45.8.0-2.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.8.0-2.el6_8 | 0:45.8.0-2.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird | before 0:45.8.0-1.el6_8 | 0:45.8.0-1.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:45.8.0-1.el6_8 | 0:45.8.0-1.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox | before 0:52.0-4.el7_3 | 0:52.0-4.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:52.0-4.el7_3 | 0:52.0-4.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | thunderbird | before 0:45.8.0-1.el7_3 | 0:45.8.0-1.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:45.8.0-1.el7_3 | 0:45.8.0-1.el7_3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | MozillaFirefox | before 45.8.0esr-102.1 | 45.8.0esr-102.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | MozillaFirefox | before 45.8.0esr-68.1 | 45.8.0esr-68.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 | MozillaThunderbird | before 45.8.0-27.1 | 45.8.0-27.1 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 | MozillaThunderbird | before 52.1.0-30.1 | 52.1.0-30.1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:firefox-esr | 45.8.0esr-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:icedove | 1:45.8.0-3~deb7u1 · Debian:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox | 0:45.8.0-2.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox-debuginfo | 0:45.8.0-2.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird | 0:45.8.0-1.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo | 0:45.8.0-1.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox | 45.8.0esr-102.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaThunderbird | 45.8.0-27.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-1187 · DEPRECATED: Use of Uninitialized ResourceCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96693
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.