Vulnerability Description
A content process could have modified shared memory relating to crash reporting information, crash itself, and cause an out-of-bound write. This could have caused memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 73 and Firefox < ESR68.5.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 73.0 |
| Mozilla | Firefox Esr | < 68.5.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1610426Permissions Required
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4278-2/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-06/Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1610426Permissions Required
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4278-2/
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-05/Vendor Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-06/Vendor Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2020-6796?
CVE-2020-6796 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH). A content process could have modified shared memory relating to crash reporting information, crash itself, and cause an out-of-bound write. This could have caused memory corruption and a potentially e...
How severe is CVE-2020-6796?
CVE-2020-6796 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 8.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2020-6796?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Firefox Esr.