Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:45.7.0-2.el6_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
92.42% (100th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1509646
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed24 Jan 2017

Introduced: 24 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-5375  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:45.7.0-2.el6_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0190.

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.

JIT code allocation can allow for a bypass of ASLR and DEP protections leading to potential memory corruption attacks. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 45.7, Firefox ESR < 45.7, and Firefox < 51.