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CVE-2017-7824

A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.5%
percentile 89%
Public exploits
0
none known

A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This is due to an incorrect value being passed within the library during checks and results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.52% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Thunderbird

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1398381 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1039465 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2831 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017:2885 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-4014 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/101053 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-3987 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201803-14 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred

Sources

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