Out-of-bounds Read Affecting firefox package, versions <0:60.7.0-1.el8_0


Severity

Recommended
critical

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.97% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-FIREFOX-3888869
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Mar 2019

Introduced: 12 Mar 2019

CVE-2019-5798  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 firefox to version 0:60.7.0-1.el8_0 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1269.

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.

Lack of correct bounds checking in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 73.0.3683.75 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.

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