CVE-2017-5396
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Media Decoder when working with media files when some events are fired after the media elements are freed from memory.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.01%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability in the Media Decoder when working with media files when some events are fired after the media elements are freed from memory. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.01% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · mozilla/thunderbird · mozilla/firefox
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
EPSS 4.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0190.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0238.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95769Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329403Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-13Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-22Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3771Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0190.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0238.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95769Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1329403Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-13Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-22Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3771Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.