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Error Handling Affecting firefox package, versions <0:45.8.0-2.el6_8

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.56% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1510764
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed7 Mar 2017
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Introduced: 7 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-5401  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-388  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:45.8.0-2.el6_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:0459.

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.

A crash triggerable by web content in which an "ErrorResult" references unassigned memory due to a logic error. The resulting crash may be exploitable. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 52, Firefox ESR < 45.8, Thunderbird < 52, and Thunderbird < 45.8.