Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-5403
CVE-2017-5403
Description
When adding a range to an object in the DOM, it is possible to use "addRange" to add the range to an incorrect root object. This triggers a use-after-free, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
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Affected products
8<52+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <52
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
<52+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <52
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- osv-coords4 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/MozillaThunderbird&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2012
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 92.0-1.2
- (no CPE)range: < 91.1.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 52.1.0-30.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96691nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/nvdVendor Advisory
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