CVE-2017-5406 Null dereference in Firefox

What is CVE-2017-5406?

CVE-2017-5406 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A segmentation fault can occur in the Skia graphics library during some canvas operations due to issues with mask/clip intersection and empty masks. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-5406?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird.

How do I fix CVE-2017-5406?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2017-5406 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-5406 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox

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• CVE-2022-26486 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited Critical 9.6
• CVE-2022-26485 Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2019-11707 Mozilla Firefox and Thunderbird Type Confusion Exploited High 8.8

All Mozilla Firefox vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-gqh9-w9g6-g66v, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5406.