SB2022102547 - SUSE update for MozillaFirefox 



SB2022102547 - SUSE update for MozillaFirefox

Published: October 25, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022102547
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 50% Medium 25% Low 25%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Security features bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42927)

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

The vulnerability exists due to same-origin policy violation in the performance.getEntries() method. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted website and gain obtain cross-origin URL entries.


2) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42928)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Garbage Collector within the JS engine. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, 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.


3) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42929)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources within the application when handling window.print() events. A remote attacker trick the victim to open a specially crafted website and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-42932)

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling HTML content. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.