CVE-2017-5440
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-06-11 21:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:04
Severity ?
Summary
A use-after-free vulnerability during XSLT processing due to a failure to propagate error conditions during matching while evaluating context, leading to objects being used when they no longer exist. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
References
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1336832Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831Third Party Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/Vendor Advisory
security@mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
MozillaThunderbird
MozillaFirefox ESR
MozillaFirefox
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