CVE-2017-7805
What it is
During TLS 1.2 exchanges, handshake hashes are generated which point to a message buffer. This saved data is used for later messages but in some cases, the handshake transcript can exceed the space available in the current buffer, causing the allocation of a new buffer. This leaves a pointer pointing to the old, freed buffer, resulting in a use-after-free when handshake hashes are then calculated afterwards. This can result in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 3.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 3.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 3.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-416 · Use after free
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Mozilla Firefox 52.4.0
- Mozilla Firefox 56.0
- Mozilla Thunderbird 52.4.0
- Debian Linux 7.0
- Debian Linux 8.0
- Debian Linux 9.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 7.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1377618
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1377618
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101059
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2832
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1377618
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3998
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-23/
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101059
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039465
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2832
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1377618
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00000.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201803-14
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3987
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3998
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4014
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-21/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-22/