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Improper Authentication Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.5.0-2.0.1.el7

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.7% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2534090
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed5 Feb 2019
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Introduced: 5 Feb 2019

CVE-2018-18505  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-287  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:60.5.0-2.0.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2019-0219.

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.

An earlier fix for an Inter-process Communication (IPC) vulnerability, CVE-2011-3079, added authentication to communication between IPC endpoints and server parents during IPC process creation. This authentication is insufficient for channels created after the IPC process is started, leading to the authentication not being correctly applied to later channels. This could allow for a sandbox escape through IPC channels due to lack of message validation in the listener process. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.5, Firefox ESR < 60.5, and Firefox < 65.

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