CVE-2017-7790 json
On Windows systems, if non-null-terminated strings are copied into the crash reporter for some specific registry keys, stack memory data ca…
published 2018-06-11 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16765
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
On Windows systems, if non-null-terminated strings are copied into the crash reporter for some specific registry keys, stack memory data can be copied until a null is found. This can potentially contain private data from the local system. Note: This attack only affects Windows operating systems. Other operating systems are not affected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.
Patch / fix
- Mozilla Firefox 55
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1
Exploit prediction
1.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Mozilla Firefox
References
-
mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
vendor-advisory
-
bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1350460
issue-tracking, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id/1039124
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-7790
- NVD CVE-2017-7790
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