Out-of-bounds Write Affecting firefox package, versions <0:68.5.0-2.0.1.el7_7
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- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 2 Mar 2020
Introduced: 2 Mar 2020
CVE-2020-6796 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:68.5.0-2.0.1.el7_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2020-0520.
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.
A content process could have modified shared memory relating to crash reporting information, crash itself, and cause an out-of-bound write. This could have caused memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 73 and Firefox < ESR68.5.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2020-6796.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-0512.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-0520.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2020-0521.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1610426
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4278-2/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-05/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-06/