During TLS 1.2 exchanges, handshake hashes are generated which point to a message buffer. This saved data is used for later messages but in some cases, the handshake transcript can exceed the space available in the current buffer, causing the allocation of a new buffer. This leaves a pointer pointing to the old, freed buffer, resulting in a use-after-free when handshake hashes are then calculated afterwards. This can result in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.

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Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1118-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1138-1 nss security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1153-1 icedove/thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3987-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3998-1 nss security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4014-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16780 During TLS 1.2 exchanges, handshake hashes are generated which point to a message buffer. This saved data is used for later messages but in some cases, the handshake transcript can exceed the space available in the current buffer, causing the allocation of a new buffer. This leaves a pointer pointing to the old, freed buffer, resulting in a use-after-free when handshake hashes are then calculated afterwards. This can result in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3431-1 NSS vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3435-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3436-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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Mon, 21 Oct 2024 13:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:52.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:52.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Esr

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mozilla

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:12:28.369Z

Reserved: 2017-04-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-7805

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-06-11T21:29:10.047

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:32:41.977

Link: CVE-2017-7805

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-09-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-7805 - Bugzilla

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