Out-of-bounds Write Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <115.2.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE320-FIREFOXESR-7010067
  • published23 May 2024
  • disclosed11 Sept 2023

Introduced: 11 Sep 2023

CVE-2023-4584  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 firefox-esr to version 115.2.0-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr package and not the firefox-esr package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 116, Firefox ESR 102.14, Firefox ESR 115.1, Thunderbird 102.14, and Thunderbird 115.1. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 102.15, Firefox ESR < 115.2, Thunderbird < 102.15, and Thunderbird < 115.2.

CVSS Scores

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