CVE-2020-15670

Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 80 and Firefox ESR 78.2

Published Oct 1, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox for Android 79. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Firefox ESR < 78.2, Thunderbird < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-7657 Mozilla developers reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox for Android 79. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 80, Firefox ESR < 78.2, Thunderbird < 78.2, and Firefox for Android < 80.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4474-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mozilla firefox Mobile
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_mobile:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
Vendors & Products Mozilla firefox Mobile

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mozilla
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:22 PM
Reserved
Jul 10, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 1, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified
Aug 19, 2026, 3:29 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Aug 25, 2020, 12:00 AM