ID:1058 - Exploit for Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2017-5404
Published: March 18, 2020
Mozilla Firefox
Link to public exploit:
Vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error when handling ranges in selections with one node inside a native anonymous tree and one node outside of it.. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.