9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-7824
"ANGLE WebGL Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Mozilla"
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.

INFO

Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Aug. 9, 2018, 4:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7824 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 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
4 Redhat enterprise_linux_eus
5 Redhat enterprise_linux_aus
1 Mozilla firefox
2 Mozilla firefox_esr
3 Mozilla thunderbird
1 Debian debian_linux
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-2017-7824.

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

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7824 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. 09, 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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/ No Types Assigned https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014 Third Party Advisory
    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 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1398381 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1398381 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 56.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.4.0 *cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:thunderbird:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 52.4.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053 [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.
Exploit Prediction

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

2.81 }} 0.04%

score

0.90875

percentile

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