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CVE-2017-7845

A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements using Direct 3D 9 with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content.

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.1%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements using Direct 3D 9 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. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2, Firefox ESR < 52.5.2, and Firefox < 57.0.2.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.11% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.08.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

  • Mozilla Thunderbird
  • Mozilla Firefox ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox

Classification

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

References

  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-28/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-29/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1040123 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • mozilla.org /security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/102115 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.mozilla.org /show_bug.cgi?id=1402372 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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