CVE-2017-7824

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.

• CWE-119

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1398381Issue Tracking
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014Third Party Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/Vendor Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831Third Party Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885Third Party Advisory
• https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1398381Issue Tracking
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987Third Party Advisory
• https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014Third Party Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/Vendor Advisory
• https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/Vendor Advisory

Published

Jun 11, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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