Buffer Overflow Affecting firefox package, versions <0:68.8.0-1.el7_8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.76% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-7972186
  • published14 Sept 2024
  • disclosed5 May 2020

Introduced: 5 May 2020

CVE-2020-6831  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:68.8.0-1.el7_8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:2037.

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 buffer overflow could occur when parsing and validating SCTP chunks in WebRTC. This could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.8, Firefox < 76, and Thunderbird < 68.8.0.

CVSS Scores

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