SB2020082514 - Slackware Linux update for mozilla-firefox

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15670)

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 create a specially crafted web page, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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

2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15664)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass certain security restrictions.

The vulnerability exists due to the way Firefox handles prompts. By holding a reference to the eval() function from an about:blank window, a malicious webpage could have gained access to the InstallTrigger object which would allow them to prompt the user to install an extension. Combined with user confusion, this could result in an unintended or malicious extension being installed.

3) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15669)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when aborting operations in browser. 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 system.

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

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-38/
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-36/
• https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2020-37/