Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:24.4.0-1.el6_5


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
91.99% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1479006
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed18 Mar 2014

Introduced: 18 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-1512  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:24.4.0-1.el6_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:0310.

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 TypeObject class in the JavaScript engine in Mozilla Firefox before 28.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.4, Thunderbird before 24.4, and SeaMonkey before 2.25 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by triggering extensive memory consumption while garbage collection is occurring, as demonstrated by improper handling of BumpChunk objects.

CVSS Scores

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