#VU6323 Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2017-5439 

 

#VU6323 Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2017-5439

Published: April 19, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU6323
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5439
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Software vendor:
Mozilla

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free error during XSLT processing due to poor handling of template parameters. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


Remediation

Update to Firefox 53, Firefox ESR 45.9 or Firefox ESR 52.1.

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