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CVE-2017-7752 — A use-after-free vulnerability during specific user interactions with the input

A use-after-free vulnerability during specific user interactions with the input method editor (IME) in some languages due to how events are handled. This results in a potentially exploitable crash but would require specific user interaction to trigger. This vulnerability affects

CVSS
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EPSS
0.97% (top 23.60%)
CWE
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Published
2018-06-11T21:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-05T16:12:28.283Z
CVSS vector
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01What is this vulnerability?

A use-after-free vulnerability during specific user interactions with the input method editor (IME) in some languages due to how events are handled. This results in a potentially exploitable crash but would require specific user interaction to trigger. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MozillaFirefoxunspecified
MozillaFirefox ESRunspecified
MozillaThunderbirdunspecified

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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