{"id":"CVE-2017-7845","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-7845","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:08:10.111Z","title":"A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements using Direct 3D 9 with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content.","description":"A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements using Direct 3D 9 with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This is due to an incorrect value being passed within the library during checks and results in a potentially exploitable crash. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.5.2, Firefox ESR < 52.5.2, and Firefox < 57.0.2.","published":"2018-06-11T21:29:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:25:20.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@mozilla.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-119"],"affected":["mozilla/firefox","mozilla/thunderbird"],"epss":{"score":0.0311,"percentile":0.87724,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102115","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402372","tags":["Issue Tracking","Permissions Required"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-28/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-29/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@mozilla.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102115","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040123","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1402372","tags":["Issue Tracking","Permissions Required"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-28/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-29/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-30/","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7845","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}