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CVE-2017-5413

A segmentation fault can occur during some bidirectional layout operations. This vulnerability...

9.8 CriticalFix available

A segmentation fault can occur during some bidirectional layout operations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.83%Up 0.6 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

A segmentation fault can occur during some bidirectional layout operations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Record
CVE-2017-5413
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

A segmentation fault can occur during some bidirectional layout operations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Record
CVE-2017-5413
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14517 No score

A segmentation fault can occur during some bidirectional layout operations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Record
EUVD-2017-14517
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m5vj-4h2v-cf67 9.8

A segmentation fault can occur during some bidirectional layout operations. This vulnerability...

A segmentation fault can occur during some bidirectional layout operations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Record
GHSA-m5vj-4h2v-cf67
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-5413 9.8

A segmentation fault can occur during some bidirectional layout operations. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-5413
CVSS 3.0
9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2018-0018 No score

Updated iceape packages fix security vulnerabilities

Updated iceape packages include security fixes from upstream Seamonkey and Firefox:

Multiple flaws were found in the way Iceape 2.48 processes various types of web content, where loading a web page containing malicious content could cause Iceape to crash, execute arbitrary code, or disclose sensitive information. (CVE-2016-10196,CVE-2017-5398,CVE-2017-5399, CVE-2017-5400,CVE-2017-5401,CVE-2017-5402,CVE-2017-5403,CVE-2017-5404, CVE-2017-5405,CVE-2017-5406,CVE-2017-5407,CVE-2017-5409,CVE-2017-5410, CVE-2017-5411,CVE-2017-5408,CVE-2017-5412,CVE-2017-5413,CVE-2017-5414, CVE-2017-5415,CVE-2017-5416,CVE-2017-5417,CVE-2017-5425,CVE-2017-5426, CVE-2017-5427,CVE-2017-5418,CVE-2017-5419,CVE-2017-5420,CVE-2017-5421, CVE-2017-5422,CVE-2017-5429,CVE-2017-5430,CVE-2017-5432,CVE-2017-5433, CVE-2017-5434,CVE-2017-5435,CVE-2017-5436,CVE-2017-5438,CVE-2017-5439, CVE-2017-5440,CVE-2017-5441,CVE-2017-5442,CVE-2017-5443,CVE-2017-5444, CVE-2017-5445,CVE-2017-5446,CVE-2017-5447,CVE-2017-5448,CVE-2017-5449, CVE-2017-5451,CVE-2017-5454,CVE-2017-5455,CVE-2017-5456,CVE-2017-5459, CVE-2017-5460,CVE-2017-5461,CVE-2017-5462,CVE-2017-5464,CVE-2017-5465, CVE-2017-5466,CVE-2017-5467,CVE-2017-5469,CVE-2017-5470,CVE-2017-5472, CVE-2017-7749,CVE-2017-7750,CVE-2017-7751,CVE-2017-7752,CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7754,CVE-2017-7755,CVE-2017-7756,CVE-2017-7757,CVE-2017-7758, CVE-2017-7760,CVE-2017-7761,CVE-2017-7763,CVE-2017-7764,CVE-2017-7765, CVE-2017-7766,CVE-2017-7767,CVE-2017-7768,CVE-2017-7778,CVE-2017-7779, CVE-2017-7782,CVE-2017-7784,CVE-2017-7785,CVE-2017-7786,CVE-2017-7787, CVE-2017-7791,CVE-2017-7792,CVE-2017-7793,CVE-2017-7798,CVE-2017-7800, CVE-2017-7801,CVE-2017-7802,CVE-2017-7803,CVE-2017-7804,CVE-2017-7805, CVE-2017-7807,CVE-2017-7809,CVE-2017-7810,CVE-2017-7814,CVE-2017-7818, CVE-2017-7819,CVE-2017-7823,CVE-2017-7824,CVE-2017-7825,CVE-2017-7826, CVE-2017-7828,CVE-2017-7830,CVE-2017-7843,CVE-2017-7845)

Record
MGASA-2018-0018
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVopenSUSE-SU-2017:1268-1 No score

Security update for MozillaThunderbird

This update to MozillaThunderbird 51.1.0 fixes security issues and bugs.

In general, these flaws cannot be exploited through email because scripting is disabled when reading mail, but are potentially risks in browser or browser-like contexts.

The following vulnerabilities were fixed: boo#1035082, MFSA 2017-13, boo#1028391, MFSA 2017-09)

  • CVE-2017-5443: Out-of-bounds write during BinHex decoding
  • CVE-2017-5429: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 53, Firefox ESR 45.9, and Firefox ESR 52.1
  • CVE-2017-5464: Memory corruption with accessibility and DOM manipulation
  • CVE-2017-5465: Out-of-bounds read in ConvolvePixel
  • CVE-2017-5466: Origin confusion when reloading isolated data:text/html URL
  • CVE-2017-5467: Memory corruption when drawing Skia content
  • CVE-2017-5460: Use-after-free in frame selection
  • CVE-2017-5449: Crash during bidirectional unicode manipulation with animation
  • CVE-2017-5446: Out-of-bounds read when HTTP/2 DATA frames are sent with incorrect data
  • CVE-2017-5447: Out-of-bounds read during glyph processing
  • CVE-2017-5444: Buffer overflow while parsing application/http-index-format content
  • CVE-2017-5445: Uninitialized values used while parsing application/http-index-format content
  • CVE-2017-5442: Use-after-free during style changes
  • CVE-2017-5469: Potential Buffer overflow in flex-generated code
  • CVE-2017-5440: Use-after-free in txExecutionState destructor during XSLT processing
  • CVE-2017-5441: Use-after-free with selection during scroll events
  • CVE-2017-5439: Use-after-free in nsTArray Length() during XSLT processing
  • CVE-2017-5438: Use-after-free in nsAutoPtr during XSLT processing
  • CVE-2017-5437: Vulnerabilities in Libevent library
  • CVE-2017-5436: Out-of-bounds write with malicious font in Graphite 2
  • CVE-2017-5435: Use-after-free during transaction processing in the editor
  • CVE-2017-5434: Use-after-free during focus handling
  • CVE-2017-5433: Use-after-free in SMIL animation functions
  • CVE-2017-5432: Use-after-free in text input selection
  • CVE-2017-5430: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 53 and Firefox ESR 52.1
  • CVE-2017-5459: Buffer overflow in WebGL
  • CVE-2017-5454; Sandbox escape allowing file system read access through file picker
  • CVE-2017-5451: Addressbar spoofing with onblur event
  • CVE-2017-5400: asm.js JIT-spray bypass of ASLR and DEP
  • CVE-2017-5401: Memory Corruption when handling ErrorResult
  • CVE-2017-5402: Use-after-free working with events in FontFace objects
  • CVE-2017-5403: Use-after-free using addRange to add range to an incorrect root object
  • CVE-2017-5404: Use-after-free working with ranges in selections
  • CVE-2017-5406: Segmentation fault in Skia with canvas operations
  • CVE-2017-5407: Pixel and history stealing via floating-point timing side channel with SVG filters
  • CVE-2017-5410: Memory corruption during JavaScript garbage collection incremental sweeping
  • CVE-2017-5408: Cross-origin reading of video captions in violation of CORS
  • CVE-2017-5412: Buffer overflow read in SVG filters
  • CVE-2017-5413: Segmentation fault during bidirectional operations
  • CVE-2017-5414: File picker can choose incorrect default directory
  • CVE-2017-5416: Null dereference crash in HttpChannel
  • CVE-2017-5426: Gecko Media Plugin sandbox is not started if seccomp-bpf filter is running
  • CVE-2017-5418: Out of bounds read when parsing HTTP digest authorization responses
  • CVE-2017-5419: Repeated authentication prompts lead to DOS attack
  • CVE-2017-5405: FTP response codes can cause use of uninitialized values for ports
  • CVE-2017-5421: Print preview spoofing
  • CVE-2017-5422: DOS attack by using view-source: protocol repeatedly in one hyperlink
  • CVE-2017-5399: Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird 52
  • CVE-2017-5398: Memory safety bugs fixed in Thunderbird 52 and Thunderbird 45.8

The following non-security changes are included:

  • Background images not working and other issues related to embedded images when composing email have been fixed
  • Google Oauth setup can sometimes not…
Record
openSUSE-SU-2017:1268-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1 No score

MozillaFirefox-92.0-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaFirefox-92.0-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1 No score

MozillaThunderbird-91.1.1-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the MozillaThunderbird-91.1.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1 No score

firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the firefox-esr-128.5.1-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3216-1 No score

firefox vulnerabilities

Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to bypass same origin restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof the addressbar, spoof the print dialog, cause a denial of service via application crash or hang, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5398, CVE-2017-5399, CVE-2017-5400, CVE-2017-5401, CVE-2017-5402, CVE-2017-5403, CVE-2017-5404, CVE-2017-5405, CVE-2017-5406, CVE-2017-5407, CVE-2017-5408, CVE-2017-5410, CVE-2017-5412, CVE-2017-5413, CVE-2017-5414, CVE-2017-5415, CVE-2017-5416, CVE-2017-5417, CVE-2017-5418, CVE-2017-5419, CVE-2017-5420, CVE-2017-5421, CVE-2017-5422, CVE-2017-5426, CVE-2017-5427)

Record
USN-3216-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
iceape
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 112 CVEs
before 2.49.1-3.mga5
2.49.1-3.mga5
iceape
Mageia:6
From an advisory covering 112 CVEs
before 2.49.1-3.mga6
2.49.1-3.mga6
firefox
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
24.0+build1-0ubuntu125.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.128.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu228.0+build1-0ubuntu128.0+build2-0ubuntu1
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28.0+build2-0ubuntu229.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.230.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.331.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.132.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.132.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.133.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.134.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.135.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.235.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.136.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.436.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.136.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.138.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.139.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.139.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.140.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.140.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.440.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.142.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.143.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.143.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.145.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.145.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.245.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.146.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.246.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.347.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.148.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.149.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.149.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.150.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.250.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.150.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.151.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.151.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
firefox
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu142.0+build2-0ubuntu144.0+build3-0ubuntu244.0.1+build1-0ubuntu144.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
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45.0+build2-0ubuntu145.0.1+build1-0ubuntu145.0.2+build1-0ubuntu146.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.246.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.247.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.148.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.149.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.149.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.250.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.250.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.150.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.151.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.151.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
firefox
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 25 CVEs
before 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
24.0+build1-0ubuntu125.0+build3-0ubuntu0.13.10.128.0~b2+build1-0ubuntu228.0+build1-0ubuntu128.0+build2-0ubuntu1
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28.0+build2-0ubuntu229.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.230.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.331.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.132.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.132.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.133.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.134.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.135.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.235.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.136.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.436.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.136.0.4+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.137.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.138.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.139.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.139.0.3+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.140.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.140.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.440.0.3+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.141.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.142.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.143.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.143.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.144.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.145.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.145.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.245.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.146.0+build5-0ubuntu0.14.04.246.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.347.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.148.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.149.0+build4-0ubuntu0.14.04.149.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.150.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.250.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.150.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.151.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.151.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
firefox
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 25 CVEs
before 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
41.0.2+build2-0ubuntu142.0+build2-0ubuntu144.0+build3-0ubuntu244.0.1+build1-0ubuntu144.0.2+build1-0ubuntu1
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45.0+build2-0ubuntu145.0.1+build1-0ubuntu145.0.2+build1-0ubuntu146.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.246.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.247.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.148.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.149.0+build4-0ubuntu0.16.04.149.0.2+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.250.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.250.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.150.1.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.151.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.151.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
MozillaThunderbird
SUSE:Package Hub 12
From an advisory covering 51 CVEs
before 52.1.0-30.1
52.1.0-30.1
MozillaFirefox
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 661 CVEs
before 92.0-1.2
92.0-1.2
MozillaThunderbird
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 394 CVEs
before 91.1.1-1.1
91.1.1-1.1
firefox-esr
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 1860 CVEs
before 128.5.1-1.1
128.5.1-1.1

History

History
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In short

CVE-2017-5413 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Mozilla Firefox, published March 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.83%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in firefox 52.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1.

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