High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 11, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7845
CVE-2017-7845
Description
A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements using Direct 3D 9 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. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2, Firefox ESR < 52.5.2, and Firefox < 57.0.2.
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Affected products
4unspecified+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- (no CPE)range: unspecified
- Range: unspecified
Patches
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References
6- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102115nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-28/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-29/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/nvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPermissions Required
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