critical9.8
CVE-2017-7824
A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Aus | Version 7.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | Versions 7.4, 7.5 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Server | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Workstation | Versions 6.0, 7.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | Versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 52.4.0 before 56.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 52.4.0 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1398381
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1398381
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/