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CVE-2017-7793

Mozilla: Use-after-free with Fetch API (MFSA 2017-22)

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

9.8

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 28, 2017

Updated · November 26, 2025

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur in the Fetch API when the worker or the associated window are freed when still in use, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 9.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free