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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2017-5404

CVE-2017-5404

CRITICAL9.8

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

Published Jun 11, 2018

Modified 1 years ago

Fix available

Details

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 Packages

Firefox

Ubuntu 14.04 LTSUbuntu 16.04 LTSUbuntu 18.04 LTSUbuntu 20.04 LTSUbuntu 22.04 LTS

Fixed in:

52

Mozilla Firefox

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

52

Mozilla Firefox ESR

Windows 10 (1507)Windows 10 (1607) / Server 2016Windows 10 (1809) / Server 2019Windows 10 (1903)Windows 10 (1909)

Fixed in:

45.8

Firefox ESR

macOS 14macOS 15macOS 26

Fixed in:

45.8

References

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

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5404

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805

https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832

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

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/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

9.8

Exploitability

Attack Vector

NetworkAV:N

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

HighC:H

Integrity

HighI:H

Availability

HighA:H

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

Ecosystems(28)

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Timeline

PublishedJun 11, 2018

ModifiedAug 5, 2024

CVE-2017-5404 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence