CVE-2017-7752
Mozilla: Use-after-free with IME input (MFSA 2017-16)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · June 14, 2017
Updated · November 26, 2025
Description
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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 8.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE not specified