Use-after-free error in Firefox ESR - CVE-2017-7751
Published: June 14, 2017 / Updated: May 26, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7066
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7751
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error with content viewer listeners. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to use-after-free error with content viewer listeners. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with privileges of the current user.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux
Ubuntu
Opensuse
Mozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Firefox
Arch Linux
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux
Ubuntu
Opensuse
Mozilla Thunderbird
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7751
Update to version 52.2.
Firefox ESR - update to 52.2.0
Mozilla Firefox - update to 54.0
Mozilla Thunderbird - update to 52.2
Mozilla Firefox - update to 54.0
Mozilla Thunderbird - update to 52.2
External References
Related Security Bulletins
- openSUSE update for Mozilla
- Ubuntu update for Thunderbird
- SUSE Linux update for MozillaFirefox
- Arch Linux update for thunderbird
- Arch Linux update for firefox
- Ubuntu update for Firefox
- Debian update for firefox-esr
- Debian update for icedove
- Gentoo update for Mozilla Firefox
- SUSE Linux update for MozillaFirefox
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Firefox ESR
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Thunderbird
- Multiple vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox