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Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:52.8.0-1.el7_5

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4790169
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed9 May 2018
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Introduced: 9 May 2018

CVE-2018-5154  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:52.8.0-1.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:1415.

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 use-after-free vulnerability can occur while enumerating attributes during SVG animations with clip paths. This results in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.8, Thunderbird ESR < 52.8, Firefox < 60, and Firefox ESR < 52.8.