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CVE-2023-4577 Affecting firefox package, versions <0:102.15.0-1.0.1.el7_9

Severity

 Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.1% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-5890786
  • published 6 Sep 2023
  • disclosed 11 Sep 2023
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Introduced: 6 Sep 2023

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How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:102.15.0-1.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-5019.

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.

When UpdateRegExpStatics attempted to access initialStringHeap it could already have been garbage collected prior to entering the function, which could potentially have led to an exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 117, Firefox ESR < 115.2, and Thunderbird < 115.2.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

6.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

6.5 medium
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Red Hat

7.5 high