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Buffer Overflow Affecting firefox package, versions <0:52.8.0-1.el6_9

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.61% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-FIREFOX-2149669
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 May 2018
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Introduced: 9 May 2018

CVE-2018-5183  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:6 firefox to version 0:52.8.0-1.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.

Mozilla developers backported selected changes in the Skia library. These changes correct memory corruption issues including invalid buffer reads and writes during graphic operations. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Thunderbird < 52.8, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.