CVE-2017-5392

N/A
Published: June 11, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:20 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorFirefox· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Weak proxy objects have weak references on multiple threads when they should only have them on one, resulting in incorrect memory usage and corruption, which leads to potentially exploitable crashes. Note: This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 51.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 51
Affected range stops below 51, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 51.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
google-android (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95763
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1293709

CVSS

Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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