CRITICAL
Mozilla: Vulnerabilities in the Graphite 2 library (MFSA 2017-16)
Published Jun 11, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.15%
Description
A number of security vulnerabilities in the Graphite 2 library including out-of-bounds reads, buffer overflow reads and writes, and the use of uninitialized memory. These issues were addressed in Graphite 2 version 1.3.10. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<54
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<52.2
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<52.2
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
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| Mozilla | Firefox | n/a |
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| Mozilla | Firefox ESR | n/a |
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| Mozilla | Thunderbird | n/a |
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Configuration 1
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:52.2.0-1.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1440
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird-0:52.2.0-1.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1561
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox-0:52.2.0-1.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1440
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
graphite2-0:1.3.10-1.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1793
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird-0:52.2.0-1.el7_3
Fixed · RHSA-2017:1561
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:52.2.0-1.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1440 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird-0:52.2.0-1.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1561 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox-0:52.2.0-1.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1440 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | graphite2-0:1.3.10-1.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1793 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird-0:52.2.0-1.el7_3 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:1561 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.15% 0.05150
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05150
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (27 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05150) | 92.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05150) | 92.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04122) | 90.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05150) | 91.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04122) | 90.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05150) | 91.83th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04122) | 90.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 5.15% (0.05150) | 91.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 4.12% (0.04122) | 90.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.26% (0.05259) | 91.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 1.12% (0.01117) | 77.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 6.22% (0.06217) | 89.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 29, 2025 | 1.12% (0.01117) | 77.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.88% (0.02882) | 85.07th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 8.21% (0.08212) | 86.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.94% (0.02937) | 85.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.11% (0.06111) | 93.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 10, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00793) | 81.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 0.79% (0.00793) | 79.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00590) | 75.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 76.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 78.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00424) | 70.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 62.66th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.27% (0.04270) | 74.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.27% (0.04270) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (25)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99057 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038689 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1440 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1561 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1793 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7778 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1349310 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
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- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1461260 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7778
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-13 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7778
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3881 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3894 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3918 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/#CVE-2017-7778
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-15/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-16/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-17/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mozilla
Published Jun 11, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Apr 12, 2017
Link CVE-2017-7778
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a