CVE-2024-2608 Affecting firefox package, versions <0:115.9.1-1.0.1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-6500251
  • published27 Mar 2024
  • disclosed19 Mar 2024

Introduced: 19 Mar 2024

CVE-2024-2608  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 firefox to version 0:115.9.1-1.0.1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2024-1486.

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.

AppendEncodedAttributeValue(), ExtraSpaceNeededForAttrEncoding() and AppendEncodedCharacters() could have experienced integer overflows, causing underallocation of an output buffer leading to an out of bounds write. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 124, Firefox ESR < 115.9, and Thunderbird < 115.9.

CVSS Scores

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