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Red Hat: CVE-2017-7801: Critical: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2017-7801: Critical: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/08/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/11/2017
Modified
03/03/2021

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur while re-computing layout for a "marquee" element during window resizing where the updated style object is freed while still in use. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-firefox
  • redhat-upgrade-firefox-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird
  • redhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginfo

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