#VU6316 Out-of-bounds write in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2017-5461

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error during Base64 decoding operation in the Network Security Services (NSS) library. A remote attacker can trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Remediation

External links

• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/