CVE-2017-7780 Memory corruption in Firefox

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Memory safety bugs in Firefox allow attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code via crafted web content.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-7780?

CVE-2017-7780 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox 54. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7780?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mozilla Firefox.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7780?

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-2017-7780 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7780 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-8p3c-2cqq-899r, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7780.

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