Remote Code Execution (RCE) Affecting mozilla package, versions [,2.0.0.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.9% (83rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-MOZILLA-2378018
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed8 Feb 2008
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Feb 2008

CVE-2008-0417  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-94  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade mozilla to version 2.0.0.12 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). CRLF injection vulnerability in Mozilla Firefox before 2.0.0.12 allows remote user-assisted web sites to corrupt the user's password store via newlines that are not properly handled when the user saves a password.

CVSS Scores

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