Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.6.1-1.el8


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-3404456
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed20 Mar 2019

Introduced: 20 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-9793  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:60.6.1-1.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:0966.

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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A mechanism was discovered that removes some bounds checking for string, array, or typed array accesses if Spectre mitigations have been disabled. This vulnerability could allow an attacker to create an arbitrary value in compiled JavaScript, for which the range analysis will infer a fully controlled, incorrect range in circumstances where users have explicitly disabled Spectre mitigations. Note: Spectre mitigations are currently enabled for all users by default settings.. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 60.6, Firefox ESR < 60.6, and Firefox < 66.