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Status published
Critical
CVE-2017-5402
A use-after-free can occur when events are fired for a...
Vulnerability Description
A use-after-free can occur when events are fired for a "FontFace" object after the object has been already been destroyed while working with fonts. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334876
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.html
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96664
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
Firefox, Firefox ESR, Thunderbird
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 11th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.