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CVE-2017-5401

Published: Jun 11, 2018 | Modified: Nov 25, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
6.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V3
9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5401
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/388.html

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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Debian_linuxDebian9.0 (including)9.0 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatfirefox-0:45.8.0-2.el5_11*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5RedHatthunderbird-0:45.8.0-1.el5_11*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatfirefox-0:45.8.0-2.el6_8*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6RedHatthunderbird-0:45.8.0-1.el6_8*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatfirefox-0:52.0-4.el7_3*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatthunderbird-0:45.8.0-1.el7_3*
FirefoxUbuntuprecise*
FirefoxUbuntutrusty*
FirefoxUbuntuupstream*
FirefoxUbuntuxenial*
FirefoxUbuntuyakkety*
FirefoxUbuntuzesty*
ThunderbirdUbuntudevel*
ThunderbirdUbuntuprecise*
ThunderbirdUbuntutrusty*
ThunderbirdUbuntuupstream*
ThunderbirdUbuntuxenial*
ThunderbirdUbuntuyakkety*
ThunderbirdUbuntuzesty*

References

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