CVE-2017-7779
published 2018-06-11CVE-2017-7779: Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52.2, and Thunderbird 52.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume…
PriorityP339critical9.8CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
2.70%
84.3th percentile
Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52.2, and Thunderbird 52.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
Affected
25 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | firefox | < firefox 55.0-1 (sid) | firefox 55.0-1 (sid) |
| debian | firefox-esr | < firefox 55.0-1 (sid) | firefox 55.0-1 (sid) |
| mozilla | firefox | < 55.0 | 55.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | < 52.3.0 | 52.3.0 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 | 55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | 55.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= 0 < 55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | 55.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| mozilla | firefox | >= unspecified < 55 | 55 |
| mozilla | firefox_esr | >= unspecified < 52.3 | 52.3 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | < 52.3.0 | 52.3.0 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:52.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | 1:52.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= 0 < 1:52.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | 1:52.3.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| mozilla | thunderbird | >= unspecified < 52.3 | 52.3 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.09.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.1CRITICAL
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GHSA
GHSA-8gv2-77q2-fg43: Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-7779 [CRITICAL] CWE-119 GHSA-8gv2-77q2-fg43: Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52
Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52.2, and Thunderbird 52.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
OSV
CVE-2017-7779: Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52
osv·2018-06-11·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7779 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-7779: Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52
Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52.2, and Thunderbird 52.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
OSV
thunderbird vulnerabilities
osv·2017-09-14·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2017-7753 [CRITICAL] thunderbird vulnerabilities
thunderbird vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to bypass same-origin
restrictions, bypass CSP restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof
the origin of modal alerts, cause a denial of service via application
crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7779,
CVE-2017-7784, CVE-2017-7785, CVE-2017-7787, CVE-2017-7791, CVE-2017-7792,
CVE-2017-7800, CVE-2017-7801, CVE-2017-7802, CVE-2017-7803, CVE-2017-7807,
CVE-2017-7809)
A buffer overflow was discovered when displaying SVG content in some
circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted
message, an attacker could potentially expl
OSV
firefox regression
osv·2017-08-17·CVSS 9.1
[CRITICAL] firefox regression
firefox regression
USN-3391-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced a
performance regression with WebExtensions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks,
bypass sandbox restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof the
origin of modal alerts, bypass same origin restrictions, read
uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via program crash or hang,
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7779, CVE-2017-7780,
CVE-2017-7781, CVE-2017-7783, CVE-2017-7784, CVE-2017-7785, CVE-2017-7786,
CVE-201
OSV
ubufox update
osv·2017-08-16·CVSS 9.1
[CRITICAL] ubufox update
ubufox update
USN-3391-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubufox.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks,
bypass sandbox restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof the
origin of modal alerts, bypass same origin restrictions, read
uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via program crash or hang,
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7779, CVE-2017-7780,
CVE-2017-7781, CVE-2017-7783, CVE-2017-7784, CVE-2017-7785, CVE-2017-7786,
CVE-2017-7787, CVE-2017-7788, CVE-2017-7789, CVE-2017-7791, CVE-2017-7792,
CVE-2017-7794,
OSV
firefox vulnerabilities
osv·2017-08-15·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2017-7753 [CRITICAL] firefox vulnerabilities
firefox vulnerabilities
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks,
bypass sandbox restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof the
origin of modal alerts, bypass same origin restrictions, read
uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via program crash or hang,
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7779, CVE-2017-7780,
CVE-2017-7781, CVE-2017-7783, CVE-2017-7784, CVE-2017-7785, CVE-2017-7786,
CVE-2017-7787, CVE-2017-7788, CVE-2017-7789, CVE-2017-7791, CVE-2017-7792,
CVE-2017-7794, CVE-2017-7797, CVE-2017-7798, CVE-2017-7799, CVE-2017-7800,
CVE-2017-7801, CVE-2017-7802, CVE-2017-7803, CVE-2017-7806, C
Ubuntu
Thunderbird vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-09-14·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2017-7753 [CRITICAL] Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Title: Thunderbird vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Thunderbird.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Thunderbird. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website in a browsing context,
an attacker could potentially exploit these to bypass same-origin
restrictions, bypass CSP restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof
the origin of modal alerts, cause a denial of service via application
crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7779,
CVE-2017-7784, CVE-2017-7785, CVE-2017-7787, CVE-2017-7791, CVE-2017-7792,
CVE-2017-7800, CVE-2017-7801, CVE-2017-7802, CVE-2017-7803, CVE-2017-7807,
CVE-2017-7809)
A buffer overflow was discovered when displaying SVG content in some
circumstances. If a user were tricked in to ope
Ubuntu
Firefox regression
vendor_ubuntu·2017-08-17·CVSS 9.1
[CRITICAL] Firefox regression
Title: Firefox regression
Summary: USN-3391-1 introduced a regression in Firefox.
USN-3391-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update introduced a
performance regression with WebExtensions. This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks,
bypass sandbox restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof the
origin of modal alerts, bypass same origin restrictions, read
uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via program crash or hang,
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7779, CVE-2017-7780,
CVE-2017-7781, CVE
Ubuntu
Ubufox update
vendor_ubuntu·2017-08-16·CVSS 9.1
[CRITICAL] Ubufox update
Title: Ubufox update
Summary: This update provides compatible packages for Firefox 55.
USN-3391-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubufox.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks,
bypass sandbox restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof the
origin of modal alerts, bypass same origin restrictions, read
uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via program crash or hang,
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7779, CVE-2017-7780,
CVE-2017-7781, CVE-2017-7783, CVE-2017-7784, CVE-2017-7785, CVE-2017-7786,
CVE-2017-7787,
Ubuntu
Firefox vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2017-08-15·CVSS 9.1
CVE-2017-7753 [CRITICAL] Firefox vulnerabilities
Title: Firefox vulnerabilities
Summary: Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a malicious website.
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks,
bypass sandbox restrictions, obtain sensitive information, spoof the
origin of modal alerts, bypass same origin restrictions, read
uninitialized memory, cause a denial of service via program crash or hang,
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7753, CVE-2017-7779, CVE-2017-7780,
CVE-2017-7781, CVE-2017-7783, CVE-2017-7784, CVE-2017-7785, CVE-2017-7786,
CVE-2017-7787, CVE-2017-7788, CVE-2017-7789, CVE-2017-7791, CVE-2017-7792,
CVE-2017-7794, CVE-2017-
Red Hat
Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 55 and Firefox ESR 52.3 (MFSA 2017-19)
vendor_redhat·2017-08-08·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7779 [CRITICAL] CWE-119 Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 55 and Firefox ESR 52.3 (MFSA 2017-19)
Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 55 and Firefox ESR 52.3 (MFSA 2017-19)
Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52.2, and Thunderbird 52.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
Debian
CVE-2017-7779: firefox - Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52.2, and Thunderbir...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2017-7779 [CRITICAL] CVE-2017-7779: firefox - Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52.2, and Thunderbir...
Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54, Firefox ESR 52.2, and Thunderbird 52.2. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
Scope: local
sid: resolved (fixed in 55.0-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100201http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2534https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1354443%2C1368576%2C1366903%2C1369913%2C1371424%2C1346590%2C1371890%2C1372985%2C1362924%2C1368105%2C1369994%2C1371283%2C1368362%2C1378826%2C1380426%2C1368030%2C1373220%2C1321384%2C1383002https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3968https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-20/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100201http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2456https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2534https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1354443%2C1368576%2C1366903%2C1369913%2C1371424%2C1346590%2C1371890%2C1372985%2C1362924%2C1368105%2C1369994%2C1371283%2C1368362%2C1378826%2C1380426%2C1368030%2C1373220%2C1321384%2C1383002https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3928https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3968https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-19/https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-20/
2018-06-11
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