Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting Firefox-ESR package, versions [,115.34.0)[116.0.0,140.9.0)


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-15762928
  • published24 Mar 2026
  • disclosed24 Mar 2026
  • creditSajeeb Lohani

Introduced: 24 Mar 2026

CVE-2026-4685  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Firefox-ESR to version 115.34.0, 140.9.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow due to improper validation of boundary conditions in the Canvas2D component. An attacker can cause unexpected behavior or potentially execute arbitrary code by supplying crafted input that triggers the flaw in the rendering process.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1