Mozilla Firefox up to 55 ARIA Element use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Mozilla Firefox up to 55. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ARIA Element Handler. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-7818. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Mozilla Firefox up to 55 (Web Browser). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component ARIA Element Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The bug was discovered 09/28/2017. The weakness was released 09/28/2017 by Nils as MFSA 2017-21 as confirmed security advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at mozilla.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-7818 since 04/12/2017. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108820 (GLSA-201803-14 : Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370584 (Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities. (mfsa2017-21,mfsa2017-22)).

Upgrading to version 56 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (108820), SecurityFocus (BID 101055†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039465†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-107430, VDB-107432, VDB-107433 and VDB-107434. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Nessus ID: 108820
Nessus Name: GLSA-201803-14 : Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53754
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3987-1 (firefox-esr - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Firefox 56

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mozilla.org
Product: mozilla.org

Advisory: MFSA 2017-21
Researcher: Abhishek Arya, Nils (Nils)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7818 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-7818
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-107431

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SecurityFocus: 101055 - Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR Multiple Use After Free Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1039465

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2017 11:52
Updated: 11/26/2025 06:09
Changes: 10/04/2017 11:52 (80), 11/21/2019 19:13 (6), 01/15/2021 11:40 (2), 01/15/2021 11:44 (1), 11/26/2025 06:09 (16)
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