CVE-2017-7781
Mozilla Firefox Elliptic Curve Point Addition Algorithm Mixed Coordinate Infinity Point Invalid Shared Secret Man-in-the-Middle Vulnerability
Description
An error occurs in the elliptic curve point addition algorithm that uses mixed Jacobian-affine coordinates where it can yield a result "POINT_AT_INFINITY" when it should not. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this to interfere with a connection, resulting in an attacked party computing an incorrect shared secret. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
INFO
Published Date :
June 11, 2018, 9:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-7781 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2017-7781.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100383 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352039 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-310 CWE-310 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352039 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352039 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100383 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100383 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-310 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 55.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100383 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-7781 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-7781
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.16 }} -0.07%
score
0.52160
percentile