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CVE-2017-7781
Published: Jun 11, 2018
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Mozilla | Firefox | affected unspecified - < 55 |
References
100383
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1039124
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352039
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