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Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:38.1.0-1.0.1.el7_1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    4.58% (93rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2497515
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 6 Jul 2015
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Introduced: 6 Jul 2015

CVE-2015-2740 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-119 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:38.1.0-1.0.1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1207.

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.

Buffer overflow in the nsXMLHttpRequest::AppendToResponseText function in Mozilla Firefox before 39.0, Firefox ESR 31.x before 31.8 and 38.x before 38.1, and Thunderbird before 38.1 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service or have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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Red Hat

6.3 medium