UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7752

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7752

    Published: 14 Jun 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7752

    Summary:

    Details: A use-after-free vulnerability during specific user interactions with the input method editor (IME) in some languages due to how events are handled. This results in a potentially exploitable crash but would require specific user interaction to trigger. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7752, 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-2017-7752

    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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