Buffer Overflow Affecting firefox package, versions <0:91.5.0-1.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FIREFOX-2338990
  • published13 Jan 2022
  • disclosed11 Jan 2022

Introduced: 11 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-22742  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 firefox to version 0:91.5.0-1.el8_5 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.

When inserting text while in edit mode, some characters might have lead to out-of-bounds memory access causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 91.5, Firefox < 96, and Thunderbird < 91.5.

CVSS Scores

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