Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.9.0-1.el7_7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.05% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-1515728
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 Sept 2019

Introduced: 3 Sep 2019

CVE-2019-11752  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:60.9.0-1.el7_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2729.

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:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

It is possible to delete an IndexedDB key value and subsequently try to extract it during conversion. This results in a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 69, Thunderbird < 68.1, Thunderbird < 60.9, Firefox ESR < 60.9, and Firefox ESR < 68.1.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1