CVE-2017-7777 Memory corruption in Firefox
Use of uninitialized memory in the Graphite2 library within Firefox allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-7777?
CVE-2017-7777 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 12 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Use of uninitialized memory in Graphite2 library in Firefox before 54 in graphite2::GlyphCache::Loader::read_glyph function.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7777?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mozilla Firefox, Sil Graphite2.
How do I fix CVE-2017-7777?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-7777 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7777 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7777, GHSA-583h-cvpv-jvr9, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7777.