CVE-2017-5432
critical
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
9.5
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability occurs during certain text input selection resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 53.0-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | sid | fixed | 52.0.1-1 |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 45.9.0esr-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 45.9.0esr-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 45.9.0esr-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 45.9.0esr-1 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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