Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:31.3.0-3.el6_6


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
6.61% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-FIREFOX-2110091
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Dec 2014

Introduced: 2 Dec 2014

CVE-2014-1592  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 firefox to version 0:31.3.0-3.el6_6 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 nsHtml5TreeOperation function in xul.dll in Mozilla Firefox before 34.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.3, Thunderbird before 31.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.31 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by adding a second root element to an HTML5 document during parsing.

CVSS Scores

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