Resource Exhaustion Affecting firefox package, versions <0:102.4.0-1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-3057768
  • published19 Oct 2022
  • disclosed18 Oct 2022

Introduced: 18 Oct 2022

CVE-2022-42929  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:102.4.0-1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2022:7069.

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.

If a website called window.print() in a particular way, it could cause a denial of service of the browser, which may persist beyond browser restart depending on the user's session restore settings. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 106, Firefox ESR < 102.4, and Thunderbird < 102.4.

CVSS Scores

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