Out-of-bounds Read Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <60.8.0esr-1~deb10u1


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.56% (78th percentile)
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NVD
7.5 high
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SUSE
6.1 medium
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Red Hat
7.5 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-FIREFOXESR-453021
  • published 24 Jul 2019
  • disclosed 23 Jul 2019

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 firefox-esr to version 60.8.0esr-1~deb10u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr package and not the firefox-esr package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

When importing a curve25519 private key in PKCS#8format with leading 0x00 bytes, it is possible to trigger an out-of-bounds read in the Network Security Services (NSS) library. This could lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.