SB2017030711 - Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox
Published: March 7, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017030711
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5410)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due memory corruption during garbage collection of JavaScript due errors in how incremental sweeping is managed for memory cleanup. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger segmentation fault and cause denial of service attack.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to crash the victim’s browser.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.