Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:45.8.0-2.el6_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.42% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-FIREFOX-2138149
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Mar 2017

Introduced: 7 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5410  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 firefox to version 0:45.8.0-2.el6_8 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.

Memory corruption resulting in a potentially exploitable crash during garbage collection of JavaScript due errors in how incremental sweeping is managed for memory cleanup. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.