Out-of-bounds Read Affecting firefox package, versions <0:78.2.0-2.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.14% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FIREFOX-2045533
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed30 Jun 2020

Introduced: 30 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-12425  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 firefox to version 0:78.2.0-2.el8_2 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 confusion processing a hyphen character in Date.parse(), a one-byte out of bounds read could have occurred, leading to potential information disclosure. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

CVSS Scores

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