CVE-2017-7824 Information

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

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1398381 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14 https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987 https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014 https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/ https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/ https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8