VDB
CVE-2017-7781
CVE-2017-7781
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.900000095367432 MEDIUM
An error occurs in the elliptic curve point addition algorithm that uses mixed Jacobian-affine coordinates where it can yield a result "POINT_AT_INFINITY" when it should not. A man-in-the-middle attacker could use this to interfere with a connection, resulting in an attacked party computing an incorrect shared secret. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
EPSS 2.72% · 85.4th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.900000095367432
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
2.72%
85.4th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | firefox | *, 53.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, 54.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | mozjs38 | 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu1, 38.8.0~repack1-0ubuntu3, * |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | firefox | 44.0+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 44.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, 44.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
Timeline
- Aug 8, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 11, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7781 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3391-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7781 third-party-advisory