Use-after-free in firefox (Alpine package)

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU25851

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-6807

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in cubeb during stream destruction. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into visiting it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

firefox (Alpine package): 73.0.1-r1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:firefox_alpine_package:73.0.1-r1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.11

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=559ca01ce273111fa46352af60e88d74c657c7f5
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1d258f723c31c630b8159e94a980ef430a9ea27b
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=82e6adffb8c262ce3e9453fbbe8e7fd2406bc48f
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a16f83f7141a8f92c825dbe6822ff641ad8fa846
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=672f75ca5f5562f95ab35778287af25da1b99013

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.