VDB
CVE-2017-7781
CVE-2017-7781
PUBLISHED
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 0.91% · 76.2th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.91%
76.2th 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 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Aug 8, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 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