# CVE-2017-7781: An error occurs in the elliptic curve point addition algorithm that uses mixed Jacobian-affine coordinates where it can yield a result "POIN

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 55
- Published: 2018-06-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Mozilla Firefox: fixed in 55

## 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.

## What to do

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## 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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