UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5472

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5472

    Published: 14 Jun 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-5472

    Summary:

    Details: A use-after-free vulnerability with the frameloader during tree reconstruction while regenerating CSS layout when attempting to use a node in the tree that no longer exists. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-5472, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3315-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3321-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5472

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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