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CVE-2017-5403 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1340186 CVEIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ CVEVendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96691 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-416Use After Free[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mozilla thunderbird
< 52.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
mozilla firefox
< 52.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-5403
NVD Published Date:
Jun 11, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-5403 Details - Not Deferred