CVE-2017-5441
Critical
CVE-2017-5441
A use-after-free vulnerability when holding a selection during scroll events. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
Exploit probability
3.0%
Published
June 11, 2018
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2017-5441
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A use-after-free vulnerability when holding a selection during scroll events. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97940
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038320
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1104
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1106
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1201
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1343795
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3831
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-10/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-11/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-13/