CVE-2017-7824

NameCVE-2017-7824
DescriptionA 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1118-1, DLA-1153-1, DSA-3987-1, DSA-4014-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
firefox (PTS)sid131.0-1fixed
firefox-esr (PTS)bullseye115.14.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)115.15.0esr-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm115.14.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)128.3.0esr-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie115.15.0esr-1fixed
sid128.3.0esr-1fixed
thunderbird (PTS)bullseye1:115.12.0-1~deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)1:115.15.0-1~deb11u1fixed
bookworm1:115.12.0-1~deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)1:115.15.0-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie1:128.2.0esr-1fixed
sid1:128.2.3esr-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
firefoxsource(unstable)56.0-1
firefox-esrsourcewheezy52.4.0esr-2~deb7u1DLA-1118-1
firefox-esrsourcejessie52.4.0esr-1~deb8u1DSA-3987-1
firefox-esrsourcestretch52.4.0esr-1~deb9u1DSA-3987-1
firefox-esrsource(unstable)52.4.0esr-2
thunderbirdsourcewheezy1:52.4.0-1~deb7u1DLA-1153-1
thunderbirdsourcejessie1:52.4.0-1~deb8u1DSA-4014-1
thunderbirdsourcestretch1:52.4.0-1~deb9u1DSA-4014-1
thunderbirdsource(unstable)1:52.4.0-1

Notes

https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/#CVE-2017-7824
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/#CVE-2017-7824
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/#CVE-2017-7824

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