VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5430
Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.97%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.97%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 52, Firefox ESR 52, and Thunderbird 52. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
- 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
- 2.97% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux workstation · mozilla/firefox · mozilla/thunderbird
- Source
- security@mozilla.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1342101%2C1340482%2C1344686%2C1329796%2C1346419%2C1349621%2C1344081%2C1344305%2C1348143%2C1349719%2C1353476%2C1337418%2C1346140%2C1339722Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1342101%2C1340482%2C1344686%2C1329796%2C1346419%2C1349621%2C1344081%2C1344305%2C1348143%2C1349719%2C1353476%2C1337418%2C1346140%2C1339722Issue Tracking
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.