SB2025030775 - openEuler 24.03 LTS update for firefox
Published: March 7, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-5692)
CWE-ID: CWE-254 - Security Features
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when parsing file names using the Save As functionality on Windows 10. A remote attacker can trick the victim into saving the file with a disallowed extension such as .url by including an invalid character in the extension.
Note, the vulnerability affects only Windows installations of Firefox.
2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-6603)
CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in thread creation. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and crash the browser.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.