CVE-2017-7828
N/A
Published: June 11, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:25 AM UTC
9 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxFirefoxThunderbird
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability can occur when flushing and resizing layout because the "PressShell" object has been freed while still in use. This results in a potentially exploitable crash during these operations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 57, Firefox ESR < 52.5, and Thunderbird < 52.5.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 52.5.0v < 57v < 57.0
Affected range stops below 57, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 57.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 52.5v < 52.5.0
Affected range stops below 52.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 52.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
95%
Enterprise Linux Server· Red Hatrubygems
95%95%
95%
95%
v < 52.5
Affected range stops below 52.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 52.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (14)
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101832VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039803Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3247Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:3372x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1406750x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1412252Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00018.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00001.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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