CVE-2017-7793
Critical
CVE-2017-7793
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur in the Fetch API when the worker or the associated window are freed when still in use, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.
Exploit probability
2.3%
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-2017-7793
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A use-after-free vulnerability can occur in the Fetch API when the worker or the associated window are freed when still in use, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101055
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1371889
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/