Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:52.6.0-1.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.41% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-FIREFOX-2147363
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Jan 2018

Introduced: 23 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-5103  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 firefox to version 0:52.6.0-1.el6_9 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.

A use-after-free vulnerability can occur during mouse event handling due to issues with multiprocess support. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.6, Firefox ESR < 52.6, and Firefox < 58.