CVE-2017-7781 log
| Source |
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| Severity | Medium |
| Remote | Yes |
| Type | Incorrect calculation |
| Description | An elliptic curve point addition error has been found in Firefox < 55.0. 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. |
| Group | Package | Affected | Fixed | Severity | Status | Ticket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AVG-375 | firefox | 54.0.1-1 | 55.0-1 | Critical | Fixed |
| Date | Advisory | Group | Package | Severity | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Aug 2017 | ASA-201708-3 | AVG-375 | firefox | Critical | multiple issues |
| References |
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https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/#CVE-2017-7781 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352039 |