CVE-2017-5402
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.84%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- 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
- 2.84% probability · 87th 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 2.8% 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-2017-0459.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96664Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334876Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/Vendor Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96664Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1334876Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.