CVE-2017-7824

Summary

CVECVE-2017-7824
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-06-11 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2018-08-09 16:25:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Firefox Esr All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Application Mozilla Thunderbird All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Aus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Mozilla Firefox Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Spoof URLs, Conduct Cross-Site Scripting Attacks, Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information, and Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 56 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4014-1 thunderbird DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR 52.4 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1153-1] icedove/thunderbird security update MLIST lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
1398381 - (CVE-2017-7824) Heap Buffer Overflow in CopyNativeVertexData (ANGLE) CONFIRM bugzilla.mozilla.org Issue Tracking
Security vulnerabilities fixed in Thunderbird 52.4 — Mozilla CONFIRM www.mozilla.org Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3987-1 firefox-esr DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201803-14) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 378203 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for firefox (VZLSA-2017:2831)
  • 378306 Virtuozzo Linux Security Update for thunderbird (VZLSA-2017:2885)
  • 710287 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Firefox Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201802-03)
  • 710303 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201803-14)
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