VDB
CVE-2017-5438
CVE-2017-5438
PUBLISHED
A use-after-free vulnerability during XSLT processing due to the result handler being held by a freed handler during handling. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
EPSS 1.92% · 83.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.92%
83.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | *, *, * |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | thunderbird | 1:45.8.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, *, * |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | thunderbird | *, 0, 1:38.3.0+build1-0ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 45.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 46.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, 46.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Apr 20, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5438 third-party-advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/#CVE-2017-5438 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3260-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3278-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5438 third-party-advisory