cve/2017/CVE-2017-5444.md

### [CVE-2017-5444](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5444)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=Firefox%20ESR&color=blue)
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![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3C%2045.9%20&color=brighgreen)
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![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=Buffer%20overflow%20while%20parsing%20application%2Fhttp-index-format%20content&color=brighgreen)

### Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content when the header contains improperly formatted data. This allows for an out-of-bounds read of data from memory. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1344461
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.