Low severity3.7NVD Advisory· Published Feb 27, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5928
CVE-2017-5928
Description
The W3C High Resolution Time API, as implemented in various web browsers, does not consider that memory-reference times can be measured by a performance.now "Time to Tick" approach even with the https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1167489#c9 protection mechanism in place, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct AnC attacks via crafted JavaScript code.
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3- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97036nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.vusec.net/projects/ancnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdfnvdTechnical Description
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