VYPR
Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-5407

CVE-2017-5407

Description

Using SVG filters that don't use the fixed point math implementation on a target iframe, a malicious page can extract pixel values from a targeted user. This can be used to extract history information and read text values across domains. This violates same-origin policy and leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.

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