CVE-2017-5401

Mozilla: Memory Corruption when handling ErrorResult (MFSA 2017-06)

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

A crash triggerable by web content in which an "ErrorResult" references unassigned memory due to a logic error. The resulting crash may be exploitable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.

Un cierre inesperado desencadenable mediante contenido web en el que un "ErrorResult" referencia memoria no asignada debido a un error de lógica. El cierre inesperado resultante podría ser explotado. La vulnerabilidad afecta a Firefox en versiones anteriores a la 52, Firefox ESR en versiones anteriores a la 45.8, Thunderbird en versiones anteriores a la 52 y Thunderbird en versiones anteriores a la 45.8.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2017-01-13 CVE Reserved
2017-03-08 CVE Published
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
2024-08-05 First Exploit
2024-09-14 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-388: 7PK - Errors

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96677	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966	Third Party Advisory

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1328861	2024-08-05

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0459.html	2018-08-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0461.html	2018-08-07
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0498.html	2018-08-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-06	2018-08-07
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-07	2018-08-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3805	2018-08-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832	2018-08-07
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05	2018-08-07
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06	2018-08-07
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07	2018-08-07
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09	2018-08-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5401	2017-03-14
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1429779	2017-03-14

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Desktop Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Desktop" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "7.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus"				7.3 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.3"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus"				7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus"				7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Eus" and version "7.5"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "5.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Workstation Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation"				7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Workstation" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird"				< 45.8.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 45.8.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox"				< 52.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 52.0"		-		Affected
Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla"		Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr"				< 45.8.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 45.8.0"		-		Affected