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Buffer Overflow Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.1.0-4.el7_5

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.69% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4788408
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 26 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-5156  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:60.1.0-4.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2113.

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 can occur when capturing a media stream when the media source type is changed as the capture is occurring. This can result in stream data being cast to the wrong type causing a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60, Firefox ESR < 60.1, Firefox ESR < 52.9, and Firefox < 61.

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