Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:68.3.0-1.el7_7


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.52% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-FIREFOX-2148302
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Dec 2019

Introduced: 3 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-17011  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 firefox to version 0:68.3.0-1.el7_7 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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Under certain conditions, when retrieving a document from a DocShell in the antitracking code, a race condition could cause a use-after-free condition and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.3, Firefox ESR < 68.3, and Firefox < 71.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1