CVE-2017-5410: Mozilla Firefox vulnerability

CVE-2017-5410: Memory corruption resulting in a potentially exploitable crash during garbage collection of JavaScript due...

Memory corruption resulting in a potentially exploitable crash during garbage collection of JavaScript due errors in how incremental sweeping is managed for memory cleanup. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 5, 2024, 14:55 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2017-5410 is a Mozilla memory corruption flaw in JavaScript garbage collection. It could crash Firefox or Thunderbird in a way Mozilla considered potentially exploitable. The source bundle identifies affected versions before Firefox 52, Firefox ESR 45.8, Thunderbird 52, and Thunderbird 45.8. Exposure is most likely on legacy desktops, servers, or packaged Linux distributions still running the affected Mozilla versions. Modern deployments should mainly treat this as an asset-discovery and legacy-remediation issue. Prioritize remediation where legacy Mozilla clients can browse the web or process email content. The business risk is highest on unmanaged or long-lived systems because browser and mail-client memory corruption can become an entry point for compromise. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Firefox to 52 or later where applicable.; Upgrade Firefox ESR to 45.8 or later where applicable.; Upgrade Thunderbird to a fixed vendor-supported release..

Prepared: Jun 7, 2026, 06:44 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record

Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: Jun 11, 2018, 21:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3832CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-07/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1330687CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201705-06CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-3805CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-06/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201705-07CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus

MozillaFirefoxunspecifiedListed

MozillaFirefox ESRunspecifiedListed

MozillaThunderbirdunspecified, unspecifiedListed

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