Out-of-Bounds Affecting firefox package, versions <0:68.10.0-1.el8_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.79% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-3765970
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed30 Jun 2020

Introduced: 30 Jun 2020

CVE-2020-12417  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:68.10.0-1.el8_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:2828.

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.

Due to confusion about ValueTags on JavaScript Objects, an object may pass through the type barrier, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. Note: this issue only affects Firefox on ARM64 platforms. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.10, Firefox < 78, and Thunderbird < 68.10.0.

CVSS Scores

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