9.8
CVSSv3

CVE-2017-5403

Published: 11/06/2018 Updated: 07/08/2018
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 10
CVSS v3 Base Score: 9.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 668
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

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.

Vulnerability Trend

Vulnerable Product Search on Vulmon Subscribe to Product

mozilla thunderbird

mozilla firefox

Vendor Advisories

USN-3216-1 introduced a regression in Firefox ...
Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website ...
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 ...
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2017-05 Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 52 Announced March 7, 2017 Impact critical Products Firefox Fixed in Firefox 52 ...
Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2017-09 Security vulnerabilities fixed in - Thunderbird 52 Announced April 5, 2017 Impact critical Products Thunderbird Fixed in Thunderbird 52 ...