Use After Free 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
    0.9% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2589094
  • published 10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 17 Aug 2021

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.

A use-after-free vulnerability in media channels could have 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

version 3.1
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NVD

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

8.8 high
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SUSE

6.1 medium