5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2017-7822
Firefox AES-GCM IV Forgery Vulnerability
Description

The AES-GCM implementation in WebCrypto API accepts 0-length IV when it should require a length of 1 according to the NIST Special Publication 800-38D specification. This might allow for the authentication key to be determined in some instances. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7822 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
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-2017-7822.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1368859 Issue Tracking
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7822 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
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-310 CWE-200 CWE-200 CWE-287 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1368859 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1368859 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-200
    Added CWE CWE-310
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 55.0.3
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057 [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

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.20 }} -0.07%

score

0.57667

percentile

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