vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2017-7792: Critical: firefox security update (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Aug 8, 2017 | Aug 11, 2017 | Mar 3, 2021 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 8, 2017
Added
Aug 11, 2017
Modified
Mar 3, 2021
Description
A buffer overflow will occur when viewing a certificate in the certificate manager if the certificate has an extremely long object identifier (OID). This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.
Solutions
redhat-upgrade-firefoxredhat-upgrade-firefox-debuginforedhat-upgrade-thunderbirdredhat-upgrade-thunderbird-debuginfo
References
Rapid7 Labs
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