Link Following Affecting firefox package, versions <0:102.5.0-1.0.1.el9_1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE9-FIREFOX-3147943
  • published 23 Nov 2022
  • disclosed 22 Dec 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 firefox to version 0:102.5.0-1.0.1.el9_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2022-8580.

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.

When resolving a symlink such as <code>file:///proc/self/fd/1</code>, an error message may be produced where the symlink was resolved to a string containing unitialized memory in the buffer. <br>This bug only affects Thunderbird on Unix-based operated systems (Android, Linux, MacOS). Windows is unaffected.. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 102.5, Thunderbird < 102.5, and Firefox < 107.

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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SUSE

8.8 high
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Red Hat

8.8 high