VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5403
This triggers a use-after-free, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.70%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.70%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
When adding a range to an object in the DOM, it is possible to use "addRange" to add the range to an incorrect root object. This triggers a use-after-free, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
- 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
- 1.70% probability · 76th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- mozilla/thunderbird · mozilla/firefox
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96691Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1340186Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96691Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1340186Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.