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CVE-2017-7845
A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements using Direct 3D 9 with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 52.5.2 before 57.0.2 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 52.5.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102115
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402372
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-28/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-29/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102115
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402372
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-28/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-29/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/