Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:38.2.0-4.0.1.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    1.82% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2500524
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 16 Aug 2015

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:38.2.0-4.0.1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1586.

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.

Heap-based buffer overflow in the resize_context_buffers function in libvpx in Mozilla Firefox before 40.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via malformed WebM video data.

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