Execution with Unnecessary Privileges Affecting firefox package, versions <0:38.3.0-2.el6_7


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
7.2% (95th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1499276
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Sept 2015

Introduced: 22 Sep 2015

CVE-2015-7176  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-250  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:38.3.0-2.el6_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:1834.

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 AnimationThread function in Mozilla Firefox before 41.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.3 uses an incorrect argument to the sscanf function, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.

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