CVE-2017-7781
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CVE-2017-7781 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An error occurs in the elliptic curve point addition algorithm that uses mixed Jacobian-affine coordinates where it can yield a result "POINT_AT_INFINITY" when it should not. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this to interfere with a connection, resulting in an attacked party computing an incorrect shared secret. EPSS estimates a 2.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An error occurs in the elliptic curve point addition algorithm that uses mixed Jacobian-affine coordinates where it can yield a result "POINT_AT_INFINITY" when it should not. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this to interfere with a connection, resulting in an attacked party computing an incorrect shared secret. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 55.0 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100383Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352039Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100383Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352039Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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