Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.8.0-1.el6_10


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.73% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1521965
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed10 Jul 2019

Introduced: 10 Jul 2019

CVE-2019-9811  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-807  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:60.8.0-1.el6_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1765.

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.

As part of a winning Pwn2Own entry, a researcher demonstrated a sandbox escape by installing a malicious language pack and then opening a browser feature that used the compromised translation. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.8, Firefox < 68, and Thunderbird < 60.8.

CVSS Scores

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