CVE-2017-5460

high-risk
Published 2018-06-11

A use-after-free vulnerability in frame selection triggered by a combination of malicious script content and key presses by a user. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

Do I need to act?

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1.4% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (17)

Affected Vendors

Debian Redhat Mozilla

References (22)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201
Exploit https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1343642
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/
Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
Third Party Advisory http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
Third Party Advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201
Exploit https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1343642
Third Party Advisory https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
Vendor Advisory https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/
and 2 more references
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 4/34 · Minimal
Exposure 19/34 · Moderate