Error Handling Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <45.8.0esr-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.56% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-FIREFOXESR-354442
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-5401  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-388  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable firefox-esr to version 45.8.0esr-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

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.