A use-after-free can occur during buffer storage operations within the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. The buffer storage can be freed while still in use in some circumstances, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. Note: This issue is in "libGLES", which is only in use on Windows. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52 and Thunderbird < 52.
The product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1325511 | issue tracking exploit vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-09/ | vendor advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-05/ | vendor advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037966 | vdb entry third party advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96692 | vdb entry third party advisory |