Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <0:68.6.0-1.el7_7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-7968659
  • published14 Sept 2024
  • disclosed10 Mar 2020

Introduced: 10 Mar 2020

CVE-2020-6805  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:68.6.0-1.el7_7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:0815.

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 removing data about an origin whose tab was recently closed, a use-after-free could occur in the Quota manager, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.6, Firefox < 74, Firefox < ESR68.6, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.

CVSS Scores

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