CVE-2017-5404

A use-after-free error can occur when manipulating ranges in selections with one node inside a native anonymous tree and one node outside of it. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.

Affected

Mozilla · Firefox · Firefox ESR · Thunderbird

CVSS v3.0 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

16.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 97th percentile

Published

2018-06-11

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1340138

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41660

Security advisories

• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96664
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry