Mozilla: Buffer overflow when drawing and validating elements with ANGLE (MFSA 2017-22)
Published Jun 11, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.60%
Description
A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements 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. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<56
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<52.4
- Version
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<52.4
- 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
- 7.4
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 6.0
- 7.0
- 6.0
- 7.0
Configuration 2
- 7.0
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
firefox-0:52.4.0-1.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2831
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
thunderbird-0:52.4.0-2.el6_9
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2885
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
firefox-0:52.4.0-1.el7_4
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2831
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
thunderbird-0:52.4.0-2.el7_4
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2885
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | firefox-0:52.4.0-1.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2831 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | thunderbird-0:52.4.0-2.el6_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2885 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | firefox-0:52.4.0-1.el7_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2831 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | thunderbird-0:52.4.0-2.el7_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2885 |
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.60% (0.03595) | 89.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.64% (0.03641) | 88.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 8, 2025 | 12.61% (0.12611) | 93.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 12, 2025 | 15.37% (0.15373) | 94.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 16.70% (0.16704) | 94.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 23.66% (0.23663) | 93.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 16.96% (0.16963) | 94.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 12.53% (0.12535) | 93.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 0.86% (0.00860) | 82.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 2.77% (0.02774) | 89.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 5, 2024 | 2.08% (0.02080) | 87.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2023 | 2.63% (0.02633) | 89.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 2, 2023 | 3.34% (0.03343) | 90.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 3.65% (0.03654) | 90.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 2.61% (0.02611) | 88.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.92% (0.02921) | 89.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.84% (0.02841) | 63.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.84% (0.02841) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (17)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101053 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2831 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2885 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7824 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1398381 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1496656 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7824
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7824
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/#CVE-2017-7824
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/ x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
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