ID:7778 - Exploit for Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2020-26950

 
Main Vulnerability Database Exploits ID:7778 - Exploit for Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2020-26950

ID:7778 - Exploit for Use-after-free in Mozilla Firefox and Firefox ESR - CVE-2020-26950

Published: May 12, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48235
Vulnerability risk: High
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-26950
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Vulnerable software:
Mozilla Firefox
Firefox ESR

Link to public exploit:


Vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing HTML content, caused by MCallGetProperty opcode write side effects. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

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


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.