Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting firefox package, versions <0:78.10.0-1.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.31% (70th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-FIREFOX-8013112
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed19 Apr 2021

Introduced: 19 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-29946  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 firefox to version 0:78.10.0-1.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2021:1363.

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.

Ports that were written as an integer overflow above the bounds of a 16-bit integer could have bypassed port blocking restrictions when used in the Alt-Svc header. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 78.10, Thunderbird < 78.10, and Firefox < 88.

CVSS Scores

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