Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:38.4.0-1.0.1.el7_1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    8.93% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2501412
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 5 Nov 2015

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:38.4.0-1.0.1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1982.

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 underflow in libjar in Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted ZIP archive.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

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

5.6 medium