Use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird

Use-after-free vulnerability in Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird

CVE-2017-7828 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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