UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7801

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7801

    Published: 10 Aug 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7801

    Summary:

    Details: A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while re-computing layout for a "marquee" element during window resizing where the updated style object is freed while still in use. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7801, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3391-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3416-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7801

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

    Affected versions

    24.0+build1-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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