CVE-2017-7809
Mozilla: Use-after-free while deleting attached editor DOM node (MFSA 2017-19)
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
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Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when an editor DOM node is deleted prematurely during tree traversal while still bound to the document. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
Puede ocurrir una vulnerabilidad de uso de memoria previamente liberada cuando un nodo DOM editor se borra de manera prematura durante el salto de árbol cuando aún sigue vinculado al documento. Esto resulta en un cierre inesperado explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a las versiones anteriores a la 52.3 de Thunderbird, las versiones anteriores a la 52.3 de Firefox ESR y las versiones anteriores a la 55 de Firefox.
*Credits:
N/A
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Timeline
- 2017-04-12 CVE Reserved
- 2017-08-10 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-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (13)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100203 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1380284 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456 | 2018-08-03 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2534 | 2018-08-03 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14 | 2018-08-03 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928 | 2018-08-03 | |
| https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3968 | 2018-08-03 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18 | 2018-08-03 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19 | 2018-08-03 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-20 | 2018-08-03 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7809 | 2017-08-24 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1479650 | 2017-08-24 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| 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" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 55.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 55.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 52.3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 52.3.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 52.3.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 52.3.0" | - |
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