#VU6324 Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2017-5440
Published: April 19, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6324
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-2017-5440
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR
Software vendor:
Mozilla
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 a failure to propagate error conditions during matching while evaluating context, leading to objects being used when they no longer exist. 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.