CVE-2017-5375: JIT code allocation can allow for a bypass of ASLR and DEP protections leading to potential memory corruption attacks.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Plan (action score 49/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 34% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.4% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: firefox-esr (Alpine:v3.5) 45.7.0-r0; firefox-esr (Debian:12) 45.7.0esr-1; firefox-esr (Debian:7) 45.7.0esr-1~deb7u1.
Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to firefox-esr (Alpine:v3.5) 45.7.0-r0; firefox-esr (Debian:12) 45.7.0esr-1; firefox-esr (Debian:7) 45.7.0esr-1~deb7u1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
JIT code allocation can allow for a bypass of ASLR and DEP protections leading to potential memory corruption attacks. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.
- Published
- Jun 11, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 34.0% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-119
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Action score
49
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 10 / 30 · 34.0%
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- Proof of concept exists, no weaponized module
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation |
| mozilla | firefox | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox |
| mozilla | thunderbird | cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (mozilla). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Mozilla Firefox
- unspecified and later · before 51affected
Mozilla Firefox ESR
- unspecified and later · before 45.7affected
Mozilla Thunderbird
- unspecified and later · before 45.7affected
Affected versions · NVD (13)
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux8.0
- mozilla firefoxbefore 45.7.0
- mozilla firefoxbefore 51.0.1
- mozilla thunderbirdbefore 45.7.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop5.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop6.0
- redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
- redhat enterprise linux server5.0
- redhat enterprise linux server6.0
- redhat enterprise linux server7.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation5.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation6.0
- redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.5 | firefox-esr | before 45.7.0-r0 | 45.7.0-r0 |
| Debian:12 | firefox-esr | before 45.7.0esr-1 | 45.7.0esr-1 |
| Debian:7 | firefox-esr | before 45.7.0esr-1~deb7u1 | 45.7.0esr-1~deb7u1 |
| Debian:7 | icedove | before 1:45.8.0-3~deb7u1 | 1:45.8.0-3~deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | firefox-esr | before 45.7.0esr-1~deb8u1 | 45.7.0esr-1~deb8u1 |
| Debian:8 | icedove | before 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1 | 1:45.8.0-3~deb8u1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | firefox | before 0:45.7.0-2.el5_11 | 0:45.7.0-2.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.7.0-2.el5_11 | 0:45.7.0-2.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | thunderbird | before 0:45.7.0-1.el5_11 | 0:45.7.0-1.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:45.7.0-1.el5_11 | 0:45.7.0-1.el5_11 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox | before 0:45.7.0-2.el6_8 | 0:45.7.0-2.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.7.0-2.el6_8 | 0:45.7.0-2.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird | before 0:45.7.0-1.el6_8 | 0:45.7.0-1.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:45.7.0-1.el6_8 | 0:45.7.0-1.el6_8 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox | before 0:45.7.0-2.el7_3 | 0:45.7.0-2.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | firefox-debuginfo | before 0:45.7.0-2.el7_3 | 0:45.7.0-2.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | thunderbird | before 0:45.7.0-1.el7_3 | 0:45.7.0-1.el7_3 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | thunderbird-debuginfo | before 0:45.7.0-1.el7_3 | 0:45.7.0-1.el7_3 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | MozillaFirefox | before 45.7.0esr-99.1 | 45.7.0esr-99.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | MozillaFirefox | before 45.7.0esr-65.2 | 45.7.0esr-65.2 |
| SUSE:Package Hub 12 | MozillaThunderbird | before 45.7.0-23.1 | 45.7.0-23.1 |
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Published before and after this one in the same product
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:firefox-esr | 45.7.0-r0 · Alpine:v3.5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:firefox-esr | 45.7.0esr-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:icedove | 1:45.8.0-3~deb7u1 · Debian:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox | 0:45.7.0-2.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:firefox-debuginfo | 0:45.7.0-2.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird | 0:45.7.0-1.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:thunderbird-debuginfo | 0:45.7.0-1.el5_11 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaFirefox | 45.7.0esr-65.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:MozillaThunderbird | 45.7.0-23.1 · SUSE:Package Hub 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×3
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2018-03-16 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2018-03-16 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2017-07-14 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-333 d
- Published
- TodayNov 15, 2026+3079 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferCVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer ManipulationCAPEC-123likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0238.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95757
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1037693
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1325200
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-13
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-22
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3771
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3832
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-01/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-02/
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-03/
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.