CVE-2017-7786 Memory corruption in Firefox

What is CVE-2017-7786?

CVE-2017-7786 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A buffer overflow can occur when the image renderer attempts to paint non-displayable SVG elements. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.3, Firefox ESR < 52.3, and Firefox < 55.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-7786?

It affects 10 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr, Mozilla Thunderbird, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop and 4 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7786?

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-2017-7786 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-7786 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7786, GHSA-xc6f-7p9r-r945, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7786.