Out-of-bounds Read Affecting firefox package, versions <0:52.1.0-2.el6_9


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.25% (66th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1511697
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Mar 2016

Introduced: 3 Mar 2016

CVE-2016-10197  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:52.1.0-2.el6_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1104.

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 search_make_new function in evdns.c in libevent before 2.1.6-beta allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via an empty hostname.

CVSS Scores

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