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Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <54.0-1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.69% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOX-421886
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-7752  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox to version 54.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free vulnerability during specific user interactions with the input method editor (IME) in some languages due to how events are handled. This results in a potentially exploitable crash but would require specific user interaction to trigger. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.