Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting Firefox-ESR package, versions [,140.9.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.69% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FIREFOXESR-15762883
  • published24 Mar 2026
  • disclosed24 Mar 2026
  • creditAtte Kettunen

Introduced: 24 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-4695  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox-ESR to version 140.9.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow due to improper handling of boundary conditions in the Web Codecs component. An attacker can cause unexpected behavior or potentially execute arbitrary code by providing specially crafted audio or video data.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1