Use-after-free - CVE-2017-5376
Published: June 11, 2018 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33563
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5376
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor:
Affected software:
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
Use-after-free while manipulating XSL in XSLT documents. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5376
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0190.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0238.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95758
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1311687
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-13
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-22
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3771
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/