CVE-2017-5472
Mozilla: Use-after-free using destroyed node when regenerating trees (MFSA 2017-16)
Severity
CriticalRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · June 14, 2017
Updated · November 26, 2025
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability with the frameloader during tree reconstruction while regenerating CSS layout when attempting to use a node in the tree that no longer exists. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 9.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE not specified