Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:10.0.11-1.el6_3


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.81% (92nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1450428
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Nov 2012

Introduced: 20 Nov 2012

CVE-2012-5835  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:10.0.11-1.el6_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2012:1482.

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.

Integer overflow in the WebGL subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 17.0, Firefox ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, Thunderbird before 17.0, Thunderbird ESR 10.x before 10.0.11, and SeaMonkey before 2.14 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (invalid write operation) via crafted data.

CVSS Scores

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