Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting firefox package, versions <0:68.4.1-1.el8_1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (74th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FIREFOX-2020936
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Jan 2020

Introduced: 7 Jan 2020

CVE-2019-17017  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 firefox to version 0:68.4.1-1.el8_1 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

Due to a missing case handling object types, a type confusion vulnerability could occur, resulting in a crash. We presume that with enough effort that it could be exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.4 and Firefox < 72.

CVSS Scores

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