Memory corruption in Mozilla Firefox - CVE-2017-7811
Published: September 28, 2017 / Updated: September 29, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8632
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7811
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Mozilla
Affected software:
Mozilla Firefox
Mozilla Firefox
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper bounds checking. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper bounds checking. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-7811
Update to version 56.0.