PT-2020-6723 · Mozilla+6 · Firefox+8
Christian Holler
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Published
2020-10-20
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Updated
2024-12-12
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CVE-2020-15683
CVSS v2.0
10
Critical
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Firefox versions prior to 82
Firefox ESR versions prior to 78.4
Thunderbird versions prior to 78.4
Description
The issue is related to a buffer overflow due to insufficient input validation, potentially allowing a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code using a specially crafted web page. Memory safety bugs have been reported in Firefox and Firefox ESR, showing evidence of memory corruption, which could be exploited to run arbitrary code with sufficient effort.
Recommendations
For Firefox versions prior to 82, update to version 82 or later to resolve the issue.
For Firefox ESR versions prior to 78.4, update to version 78.4 or later to resolve the issue.
For Thunderbird versions prior to 78.4, update to version 78.4 or later to resolve the issue.
Exploit
Fix
Buffer Overflow
Use After Free
Memory Corruption
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Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Alt Linux
Centos
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Linuxmint
Red Hat
Suse
Thunderbird
Ubuntu