CVE-2017-7845

high

Description

A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements using Direct 3D 9 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. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2, Firefox ESR < 52.5.2, and Firefox < 57.0.2.

References

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-29/

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-28/

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402372

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102115

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-06-11

Updated: 2018-08-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High