Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:10.0.8-1.0.2.el6_3


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.2% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-FIREFOX-2467536
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed10 Oct 2012

Introduced: 10 Oct 2012

CVE-2012-3988  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 firefox to version 0:10.0.8-1.0.2.el6_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-1350.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Use-after-free vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 16.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, Thunderbird before 16.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.8, and SeaMonkey before 2.13 might allow user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving use of mozRequestFullScreen to enter full-screen mode, and use of the history.back method for backwards history navigation.

CVSS Base Scores

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