Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2017-5411
Published: March 7, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5929
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5411
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error during buffer storage operations within the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger use-after-free error and cause denial of service attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to crash the victim’s browser.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-5411
Update to Firefox 52.