PT-2020-16582 · Mozilla+6 · Firefox+8
Byron Campen
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Published
2020-11-17
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Updated
2024-12-12
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CVE-2020-26968
CVSS v2.0
9.3
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 83
Firefox ESR versions prior to 78.5
Thunderbird versions prior to 78.5
Description
The issue is related to memory safety bugs present in certain versions of Firefox, Firefox ESR, and Thunderbird. These bugs have shown evidence of memory corruption, and it is presumed that with sufficient effort, some of these could be exploited to run arbitrary code.
Recommendations
For Firefox versions prior to 83, update to version 83 or later.
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 78.5, update to version 78.5 or later.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 78.5, update to version 78.5 or later.
Exploit
Fix
Memory Corruption
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Suse
Thunderbird
Ubuntu