Resource Management Errors Affecting firefox package, versions <0:17.0.7-1.el6_4


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.4% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1464547
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed25 Jun 2013

Introduced: 25 Jun 2013

CVE-2013-1684  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:17.0.7-1.el6_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:0981.

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.

Use-after-free vulnerability in the mozilla::dom::HTMLMediaElement::LookupMediaElementURITable function in Mozilla Firefox before 22.0, Firefox ESR 17.x before 17.0.7, Thunderbird before 17.0.7, and Thunderbird ESR 17.x before 17.0.7 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption) via a crafted web site.

CVSS Scores

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