Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:38.1.0-1.el6_6


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.98% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-FIREFOX-2114830
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Jul 2015

Introduced: 2 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-2740  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 firefox to version 0:38.1.0-1.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.

Buffer overflow in the nsXMLHttpRequest::AppendToResponseText function in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

CVSS Scores

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