Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:10.0.5-1.el6_2


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.11% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-FIREFOX-2057666
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Jun 2012

Introduced: 5 Jun 2012

CVE-2012-1940  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 firefox to version 0:10.0.5-1.el6_2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsFrameList::FirstChild function in Mozilla Firefox 4.x through 12.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, Thunderbird 5.0 through 12.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.10 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) by changing the size of a container of absolutely positioned elements in a column.

CVSS Scores

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