Out-of-bounds Write Affecting firefox package, versions <0:78.13.0-2.0.1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.27% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2589091
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed17 Aug 2021

Introduced: 17 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-29984  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:78.13.0-2.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2021-3154.

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.

Instruction reordering resulted in a sequence of instructions that would cause an object to be incorrectly considered during garbage collection. This led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 78.13, Thunderbird < 91, Firefox ESR < 78.13, and Firefox < 91.

CVSS Scores

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