Security Advisory

CVE-2017-7822

5.3
MEDIUM

Vulnerability Description

The AES-GCM implementation in WebCrypto API accepts 0-length IV when it should require a length of 1 according to the NIST Special Publication 800-38D specification. This might allow for the authentication key to be determined in some instances. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 56.
Published Date June 11, 2018
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory