Out-of-bounds Read Affecting firefox package, versions <0:52.2.0-1.el7_3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4680995
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed14 Jun 2017

Introduced: 14 Jun 2017

CVE-2017-7758  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:52.2.0-1.el7_3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1440.

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.

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability with the Opus encoder when the number of channels in an audio stream changes while the encoder is in use. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 54, Firefox ESR < 52.2, and Thunderbird < 52.2.