description: If a malicious site repeatedly triggers a modal authentication prompt, eventually the browser UI will become non-responsive, requiring shutdown through the operating system. This is a denial of service (DOS) attack. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
problem types: Repeated authentication prompts lead to DOS attack
affected:
{
product: Firefox
vendor: Mozilla
versions:
lessThan: 52, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
{
product: Thunderbird
vendor: Mozilla
versions:
lessThan: 52, status: affected, version: unspecified, versionType: custom
}
