Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting firefox package, versions <0:115.9.1-1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
4.7% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-FIREFOX-6483111
  • published23 Mar 2024
  • disclosed22 Mar 2024

Introduced: 22 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-29944  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 firefox to version 0:115.9.1-1.el7_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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

An attacker was able to inject an event handler into a privileged object that would allow arbitrary JavaScript execution in the parent process. Note: This vulnerability affects Desktop Firefox only, it does not affect mobile versions of Firefox. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124.0.1 and Firefox ESR < 115.9.1.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1