cve/2017/CVE-2017-7800.md

### [CVE-2017-7800](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7800)
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### Description

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur in WebSockets when the object holding the connection is freed before the disconnection operation is finished. This results in an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1374047

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