Information Exposure Affecting firefox package, versions <0:10.0.7-1.0.1.el6_3


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE6-FIREFOX-2469054
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed29 Aug 2012

Introduced: 29 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-3972  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:6 firefox to version 0:10.0.7-1.0.1.el6_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2012-1210.

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.

The format-number functionality in the XSLT implementation in Mozilla Firefox before 15.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, Thunderbird before 15.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.7, and SeaMonkey before 2.12 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors that trigger a heap-based buffer over-read.

CVSS Scores

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