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.
References
Link Resource
http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf Technical Description
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97036 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vusec.net/projects/anc Third Party Advisory
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-27T07:25:00

Updated: 2017-03-24T09:57:01

Reserved: 2017-02-07T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2017-5928

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2017-02-27T07:59:00.270

Modified: 2021-09-13T12:04:51.793


Link: CVE-2017-5928

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