Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting firefox package, versions <0:3.6.20-2.el6_1


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
80.16% (99th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1432773
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Aug 2011

Introduced: 16 Aug 2011

CVE-2011-0084  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:3.6.20-2.el6_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2011:1164.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The SVGTextElement.getCharNumAtPosition function in Mozilla Firefox before 3.6.20, and 4.x through 5; Thunderbird 3.x before 3.1.12 and other versions before 6; SeaMonkey 2.x before 2.3; and possibly other products does not properly handle SVG text, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that lead to a "dangling pointer."

CVSS Scores

version 3.1