CVE-2017-7828
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when flushing and resizing layout because the "PressShell" object has been freed while still in use. This results in a potentially exploitable crash during
02 Description
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when flushing and resizing layout because the "PressShell" object has been freed while still in use. This results in a potentially exploitable crash during
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 7.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 94.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-06-11 21:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 16:19Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-04-12
- Assigning CNA
- mozilla
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 424fa3a69dba13fd41012893804949086cd51089b8a0eb027b2b936e409379b6
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20171209 [SECURITY] [DLA 1199-1] thunderbird security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00001.html
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1406750
- www.debian.orgDSA-4035https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4035
- bugzilla.mozilla.orghttps://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412252
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-24/
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-25/
- www.securityfocus.com101832http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832
- www.mozilla.orghttps://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-26/
- www.securitytracker.com1039803http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803
- www.debian.orgDSA-4061https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4061
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20171115 [SECURITY] [DLA 1172-1] firefox-esr security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00018.html
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3247https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3247
- www.debian.orgDSA-4075https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4075
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:3372https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3372
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- firefox Fixed in 57.0-1
- thunderbird Fixed in 52.5.0-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- firefox-esr Fixed in 52.5.0esr-1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.5.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- firefox-esr Fixed in 52.5.0esr-1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.5.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- firefox-esr Fixed in 52.5.0esr-1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.5.0-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 57.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.5
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.5.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- firefox Fixed in 57.0.1+build2-0ubuntu1
- thunderbird Fixed in 1:52.6.0+build1-0ubuntu1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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