Critical severity · published Jun 11, 2018
CVE-2017-7824
A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content
9.8
CVSS
3.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.5% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FI
Firefox · Mozilla
before 52.4.0; before 56.0 · source: NVD
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Aus · Redhat
7.4 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Eus · Redhat
7.4; 7.5 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
6.0; 7.0 · source: NVD
TH
Thunderbird · Mozilla
before 52.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7824
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7824
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1398381
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html
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