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. 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.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - security@mozilla.org

Published

2018-06-11

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected products

• Firefox (Mozilla)
• Firefox Esr (Mozilla)
• Thunderbird (Mozilla)

References

• 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/