Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:68.2.0-4.el6_10


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.34% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-FIREFOX-1523210
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed22 Oct 2019

Introduced: 22 Oct 2019

CVE-2019-11757  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 firefox to version 0:68.2.0-4.el6_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:3281.

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.

When following the value's prototype chain, it was possible to retain a reference to a locale, delete it, and subsequently reference it. This resulted in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 70, Thunderbird < 68.2, and Firefox ESR < 68.2.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1