Out-of-bounds Read Affecting firefox package, versions <0:24.2.0-1.el6_5


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.71% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1474444
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed19 Feb 2013

Introduced: 19 Feb 2013

CVE-2013-0772  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:24.2.0-1.el6_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2013:1812.

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 RasterImage::DrawFrameTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 19.0, Thunderbird before 17.0.3, and SeaMonkey before 2.16 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted GIF image.

CVSS Scores

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