CVE-2017-7781 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2017-7781 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 11/06/2018 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2017
Source: mozilla | Vendor: Mozilla | Product: Firefox
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2017-7781 Description

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. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 55.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Elliptic curve point addition error when using mixed Jacobian-affine coordinates
Source: Mozilla

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).