Out-of-bounds Write Affecting firefox package, versions <60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
27.88% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-425144
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed9 Jan 2019

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-6126  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 60.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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.

A precision error in Skia in Google Chrome prior to 67.0.3396.62 allowed a remote attacker to perform an out of bounds memory write via a crafted HTML page.