9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-7778
Firefox Graphite 2 Uninitialized Memory Vulnerability
Description

A number of security vulnerabilities in the Graphite 2 library including out-of-bounds reads, buffer overflow reads and writes, and the use of uninitialized memory. These issues were addressed in Graphite 2 version 1.3.10. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

INFO

Published Date :

June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 13, 2018, 5:14 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7778 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Sil graphite2
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 5
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-7778.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 VDB Entry Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1440 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1561 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1793 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1349310 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1350047 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352745 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352747 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1355174 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1355182 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1356607 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1358551 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3881 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3894 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3918 Third Party Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7778 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1350047 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1350047 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352745 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352745 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3881 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3881 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1349310 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1349310 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352747 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352747 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1356607 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1356607 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3894 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3894 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1440 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1440 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1561 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1561 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1793 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1793 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1355182 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1355182 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3918 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3918 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1358551 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1358551 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1355174 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1355174 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added CWE CWE-787
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 54.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.2.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.2.0
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sil:graphite2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.3.10
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3918 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3894 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3881 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1793 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1561 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1440 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7778 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7778 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation CAPEC-540: Overread Buffers Overread Buffers
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.79 }} 0.20%

score

0.79706

percentile

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