Out-of-bounds Write Affecting firefox package, versions <0:91.9.0-1.0.1.el9_0


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.24% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-FIREFOX-2938925
  • published5 May 2022
  • disclosed22 Dec 2022

Introduced: 5 May 2022

CVE-2022-29917  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 firefox to version 0:91.9.0-1.0.1.el9_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-4590.

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:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Mozilla developers Andrew McCreight, Gabriele Svelto, Tom Ritter and the Mozilla Fuzzing Team reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 99 and Firefox ESR 91.8. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 91.9, Firefox ESR < 91.9, and Firefox < 100.

CVSS Scores

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