SB2025010836 - Fedora 40 update for seamonkey

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SB2025010836 - Fedora 40 update for seamonkey

Published: January 8, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025010836
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0238)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when breaking lines in text. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted webpage and execute arbitrary code on the system.



2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-0242)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References