Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

MFSA2017-10 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 53 (CVE-2017-5460)

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

MFSA2017-10 Firefox: Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 53 (CVE-2017-5460)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/11/2018
Created
07/25/2018
Added
07/12/2018
Modified
08/09/2018

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in frame selection triggered by a combination of malicious script content and key presses by a user. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

Solution(s)

  • mozilla-firefox-upgrade-53_0

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;