Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting firefox package, versions <0:24.7.0-1.0.1.el7_0


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.51% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2483010
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed23 Jul 2014

Introduced: 23 Jul 2014

CVE-2014-1557  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:24.7.0-1.0.1.el7_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2014-0919.

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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The ConvolveHorizontally function in Skia, as used in Mozilla Firefox before 31.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.7, and Thunderbird before 24.7, does not properly handle the discarding of image data during function execution, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering prolonged image scaling, as demonstrated by scaling of a high-quality image.

CVSS Scores

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