Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:45.1.0-1.el7_2


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.16% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4595428
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Apr 2016

Introduced: 26 Apr 2016

CVE-2016-2805  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:45.1.0-1.el7_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:0695.

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.

Unspecified vulnerability in the browser engine in Mozilla Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

CVSS Scores

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