Race Condition Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.3.0-1.el7_5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.05% (91st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-4865710
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Oct 2018

Introduced: 23 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-12392  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-364  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:60.3.0-1.el7_5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:3005.

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.

When manipulating user events in nested loops while opening a document through script, it is possible to trigger a potentially exploitable crash due to poor event handling. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 63, Firefox ESR < 60.3, and Thunderbird < 60.3.