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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade firefox-esr | Dec 1, 2017 | Oct 25, 2017 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade firefox-debuginfoUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade thunderbird-debuginfo | Oct 2, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade firefox-esrUpgrade thunderbird | Sep 30, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade libxulUpgrade firefox-esrUpgrade firefoxUpgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade seamonkey | Sep 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin. | Feb 20, 2018 | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Mfsa2017 21 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 56.0Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Firefox | Jul 12, 2018 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Mfsa2017 22 | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla FirefoxUpgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 52.4 | Sep 29, 2017 | Sep 28, 2017 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 52.4Upgrade to the latest version of Mozilla Thunderbird | Oct 11, 2017 | Oct 9, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 52.4.0-0.175.3.26.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 52.4.0-0.175.3.26.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/data/firefox-bookmarks to version 52.4.0-0.175.3.25.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox to version 52.4.0-0.175.3.25.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade web/browser/firefox/plugin/firefox-java to version 52.4.0-0.175.3.25.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Nov 30, 2017 | Nov 30, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefox | Sep 29, 2017 | Sep 28, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade firefox-debuginfoUpgrade thunderbird-debuginfoUpgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbird | Oct 4, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libfreebl3Upgrade libfreebl3-x86Upgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade MozillaFirefoxUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmacUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nss-certsUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-buildsymbolsUpgrade mozilla-nss-x86Upgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinit-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaFirefox-develUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinitUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade MozillaThunderbirdUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3-hmac-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3-hmacUpgrade libsoftokn3-x86Upgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translations-commonUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmac-32bit | Oct 2, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbird | Oct 3, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
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