CVE-2017-7824 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability within the ANGLE graphics library, impacting Firefox versions prior to 56, Firefox ESR prior to 52.4, and Thunderbird prior to 52.4. This flaw arises from an incorrect value passed during element drawing and validation for WebGL content, leading to a potentially exploitable crash. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, allowing for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community attention with 10 mentions, indicating awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.