Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:45.6.0-1.el7_3
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4678871
- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed14 Dec 2016
Introduced: 14 Dec 2016
CVE-2016-9899 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:45.6.0-1.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2946.
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.
Use-after-free while manipulating DOM events and removing audio elements due to errors in the handling of node adoption. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94885
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1317409
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-94/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-95/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-96/
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9899
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3757
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41042/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2946.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2973.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2946
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037461
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41042