high8.8
CVE-2020-12417
Due to confusion about ValueTags on JavaScript Objects, an object may pass through the type barrier, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitab…
Impact
Due to confusion about ValueTags on JavaScript Objects, an object may pass through the type barrier, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. *Note: this issue only affects Firefox on ARM64 platforms.* This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.10, Firefox < 78, and Thunderbird < 68.10.0.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | before 78.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | before 68.10.0 |
| Mozilla | Thunderbird | before 68.10.0 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | Versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.10, 20.04 |
| Opensuse | Leap | Versions 15.1, 15.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1640737
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-09
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-10
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4421-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-25/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-26/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1640737
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-09
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-10
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4421-1/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-25/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-26/