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CVE-2017-5440

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Published: Jun 11, 2018Modified: Nov 25, 2025

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability 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. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

Affected (18)

Debian
1 product
Debian Linux
Redhat
6 products
Enterprise Linux
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Enterprise Linux Server
Enterprise Linux Server Aus
Enterprise Linux Server Eus
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Mozilla
2 products
Firefox
Thunderbird
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Debian Linux
Version 8.0
Configuration B
13 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Version 6.0
Enterprise Linux
Version 7.0
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Version 6.0
Enterprise Linux Desktop
Version 7.0
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server
Version 6.0
Enterprise Linux Server
Version 7.0
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server Aus
Version 7.3
Enterprise Linux Server Aus
Version 7.4
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Server Eus
Version 7.3
Enterprise Linux Server Eus
Version 7.4
Enterprise Linux Server Eus
Version 7.5
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Version 6.0
Enterprise Linux Workstation
Version 7.0
Configuration C
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Mozilla
Firefox
Before 45.9.0
Firefox
Before 53.0
Firefox
Version 52.0
Thunderbird
Before 52.1.0

Related CWEs

CWE-416
Use After Free
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.

References (22)

Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Third Party Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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