CVE-2017-7781
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | unspecified < 55 | affected |
Weaknesses
- Elliptic curve point addition error when using mixed Jacobian-affine coordinates
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100383
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352039
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100383
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2017-18/
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039124
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1352039
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