Out-of-bounds Write Affecting firefox package, versions <0:91.8.0-1.el8_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (64th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-FIREFOX-2441934
  • published7 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 Apr 2022

Introduced: 5 Apr 2022

CVE-2022-28281  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 firefox to version 0:91.8.0-1.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.

If a compromised content process sent an unexpected number of WebAuthN Extensions in a Register command to the parent process, an out of bounds write would have occurred leading to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.8, Firefox < 99, and Firefox ESR < 91.8.

CVSS Scores

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