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CVE-2017-7752

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-7752 is a use-after-free vulnerability affecting Firefox versions prior to 54, Firefox ESR prior to 52.2, and Thunderbird prior to 52.2. This flaw occurs during specific user interactions with the input method editor (IME) in certain languages, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. Rated 8.8 HIGH on CVSS, it requires user interaction for exploitation but could result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, though it did receive some media coverage upon disclosure.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
79.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0203 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: firefox-0:52.2.0-1.el6_9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: thunderbird-0:52.2.0-1.el6_9
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: firefox-0:52.2.0-1.el7_3
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: thunderbird-0:52.2.0-1.el7_3
View patch
mozillavendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2017-7752Moderate

Mozilla: Use-after-free with IME input (MFSA 2017-16)

Jun 14, 2017

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1440
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2017:1561
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.mozilla.org / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3881
Third Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2017/dsa-3918
Third Party Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2017-15
Vendor Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2017-16
Vendor Advisory
mozilla.org / security/advisories/mfsa2017-17
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/99057
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1038689
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry