Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20177824000
Revision Date:2018-06-11Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-7824 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:A buffer overflow occurs when drawing and validating elements with the ANGLE graphics library, used for WebGL content. This is due to an incorrect value being passed within the library during checks and results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56, Firefox ESR < 52.4, and Thunderbird < 52.4.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-7824
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'firefox' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1').
  • OR The 'thunderbird' package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:52.4.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2').
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