Buffer Overflow Affecting firefox-x11 package, versions <0:128.3.0-1.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL9-FIREFOXX11-8162338
  • published4 Oct 2024
  • disclosed1 Oct 2024

Introduced: 1 Oct 2024

CVE-2024-9403  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:9 firefox-x11 to version 0:128.3.0-1.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:7622.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-x11 package and not the firefox-x11 package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 130. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 131 and Thunderbird < 131.

CVSS Scores

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