CVE-2017-7778

Description

A number of security vulnerabilities in the Graphite 2 library including out-of-bounds reads, buffer overflow reads and writes, and the use of uninitialized memory. These issues were addressed in Graphite 2 version 1.3.10. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.61% Top 20%
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Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Affected: Mozilla Firefox ESR
Affected: Mozilla Thunderbird
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1350047 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352747 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1793 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1356607 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3918 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3894 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1355174 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1349310 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3881 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1440 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1355182 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1561 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1358551 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352745 issue tracking vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-7778?
CVE-2017-7778 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-7778?
To fix CVE-2017-7778, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-7778 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-7778 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2017-7778?
CVE-2017-7778 affects Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Thunderbird.
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