When adding a range to an object in the DOM, it is possible to use "addRange" to add the range to an incorrect root object. This triggers a use-after-free, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
References
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96691 | VDB Entry Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1340186 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ | Vendor Advisory |
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ | Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mozilla
Published: 2018-06-11T21:00:00
Updated: 2018-06-12T09:57:01
Reserved: 2017-01-13T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-5403
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:04.157
Modified: 2018-08-07T17:42:53.707
Link: CVE-2017-5403
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE