Out-of-bounds Write Affecting firefox package, versions <84.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.61% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-1051917
  • published16 Dec 2020
  • disclosed7 Jan 2021

Introduced: 16 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-26974  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 84.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

When flex-basis was used on a table wrapper, a StyleGenericFlexBasis object could have been incorrectly cast to the wrong type. This resulted in a heap user-after-free, memory corruption, and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 84, Thunderbird < 78.6, and Firefox ESR < 78.6.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1