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Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:45.4.0-1.0.1.el7_2

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.89% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2507340
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed22 Sept 2016
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Introduced: 22 Sep 2016

CVE-2016-5281  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:45.4.0-1.0.1.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2016-1912.

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.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the DOMSVGLength class in Mozilla Firefox before 49.0, Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.4, and Thunderbird < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by leveraging improper interaction between JavaScript code and an SVG document.