Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7822
CVE-2017-7822
Description
The AES-GCM implementation in WebCrypto API accepts 0-length IV when it should require a length of 1 according to the NIST Special Publication 800-38D specification. This might allow for the authentication key to be determined in some instances. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.
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Affected products
3- osv-coords2 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/firefox-esr&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/MozillaFirefox&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 128.5.1-1.1+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: < 128.5.1-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 92.0-1.2
- Range: unspecified
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References
4- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101057nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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