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Buffer Overflow Affecting firefox package, versions <0:52.7.0-1.el6_9

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-FIREFOX-2149365
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Mar 2018
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Introduced: 14 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-5145  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 firefox to version 0:52.7.0-1.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.

Memory safety bugs were reported in Firefox ESR 52.6. These bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort that some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 52.7 and Thunderbird < 52.7.