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 thunderbirdUpgrade thunderbird-debuginfoUpgrade firefox-debuginfo | Oct 2, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade firefox-esrUpgrade thunderbird | Sep 30, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade linux-seamonkeyUpgrade thunderbirdUpgrade firefoxUpgrade firefox-esrUpgrade libxulUpgrade linux-thunderbirdUpgrade linux-firefoxUpgrade seamonkey | Sep 29, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade www-client/firefox.Upgrade www-client/firefox-bin.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird.Upgrade mail-client/thunderbird-bin. | Feb 20, 2018 | Feb 20, 2018 |
| Mfsa2017 21 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox version 56.0 | Jul 12, 2018 | Jun 11, 2018 |
| Mfsa2017 22 | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Firefox ESR version 52.4 | Sep 29, 2017 | Sep 28, 2017 |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | — | Upgrade to Mozilla Thunderbird version 52.4 | Oct 11, 2017 | Oct 9, 2017 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade web/data/firefox-bookmarks to version 52.4.0-0.175.3.25.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird to version 52.4.0-0.175.3.26.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade mail/thunderbird/plugin/thunderbird-lightning to version 52.4.0-0.175.3.26.0.4.0 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 thunderbirdUpgrade thunderbird-debuginfoUpgrade firefox-debuginfoUpgrade firefox | Oct 4, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libsoftokn3-hmac-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nssUpgrade libfreebl3-hmac-32bitUpgrade libfreebl3-hmacUpgrade libsoftokn3-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-certs-32bitUpgrade MozillaFirefox-translationsUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-develUpgrade libfreebl3-32bitUpgrade mozillafirefoxUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinitUpgrade libsoftokn3-x86Upgrade mozillathunderbird-translations-otherUpgrade mozilla-nss-sysinit-32bitUpgrade MozillaThunderbird-buildsymbolsUpgrade mozilla-nss-x86Upgrade mozilla-nss-toolsUpgrade mozillathunderbird-translations-commonUpgrade mozillafirefox-translations-otherUpgrade libsoftokn3Upgrade mozillafirefox-translations-commonUpgrade libsoftokn3-hmacUpgrade mozillathunderbirdUpgrade mozillafirefox-develUpgrade libfreebl3-x86Upgrade mozilla-nss-32bitUpgrade mozilla-nss-develUpgrade libfreebl3Upgrade mozilla-nss-certs | Oct 2, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade firefoxUpgrade thunderbird | Oct 3, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 |
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