CVE-2017-5928

LowCVSS 3.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 3.7/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdfTechnical Description
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97036Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.vusec.net/projects/ancThird Party Advisory
http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdfTechnical Description
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97036Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.vusec.net/projects/ancThird Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Feb 27, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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