CVEs-PoC/2017/CVE-2017-5440.md

### [CVE-2017-5440](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-5440)
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### Description

A use-after-free vulnerability during XSLT processing due to a failure to propagate error conditions during matching while evaluating context, leading to objects being used when they no longer exist. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1336832
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-12/

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.