Access Restriction Bypass Affecting firefox package, versions <136.0.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
69.35% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CHAINGUARDLATEST-FIREFOX-9525955
  • published27 Mar 2025
  • disclosed24 Sept 2008

Introduced: 24 Sep 2008

CVE-2008-4059  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Chainguard firefox to version 136.0.3-r0 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 Chainguard. See How to fix? for Chainguard relevant fixed versions and status.

The XPConnect component in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.17 allows remote attackers to "pollute XPCNativeWrappers" and execute arbitrary code with chrome privileges via vectors related to a SCRIPT element.

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CVSS Base Scores

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