Buffer Overflow Affecting firefox package, versions <0:24.5.0-1.el6_5


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.79% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1481243
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed29 Apr 2014

Introduced: 29 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-1524  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:24.5.0-1.el6_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:0448.

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 nsXBLProtoImpl::InstallImplementation function in Mozilla Firefox before 29.0, Firefox ESR 24.x before 24.5, Thunderbird before 24.5, and SeaMonkey before 2.26 does not properly check whether objects are XBL objects, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (buffer overflow) via crafted JavaScript code that accesses a non-XBL object as if it were an XBL object.

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