CVE-2020-15683

Mozilla: Memory safety bugs fixed in Firefox 82 and Firefox ESR 78.4

Published Oct 22, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 2.7% KEV · Not listed
Description
Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 81 and Firefox ESR 78.3. 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 ESR < 78.4, Firefox < 82, and Thunderbird < 78.4.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2411-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2416-1 thunderbird security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4778-1 firefox-esr security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4780-1 thunderbird security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-7670 Mozilla developers and community members reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 81 and Firefox ESR 78.3. 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 ESR < 78.4, Firefox < 82, and Thunderbird < 78.4.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4599-1 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4599-2 Firefox vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4647-1 Thunderbird vulnerabilities
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