Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion') Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.2.2-1.el7_5


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.8% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4786837
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Oct 2018

Introduced: 2 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-12386  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-843  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:60.2.2-1.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2884.

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.

A vulnerability in register allocation in JavaScript can lead to type confusion, allowing for an arbitrary read and write. This leads to remote code execution inside the sandboxed content process when triggered. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 60.2.2 and Firefox < 62.0.3.