CVE-2020-12422
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CVE-2020-12422 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. In non-standard configurations, a JPEG image created by JavaScript could have caused an internal variable to overflow, resulting in an out of bounds write, memory corruption, and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.. EPSS estimates a 1.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
In non-standard configurations, a JPEG image created by JavaScript could have caused an internal variable to overflow, resulting in an out of bounds write, memory corruption, and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Mozilla | Firefox | < 78.0 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.2 |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1450353Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1450353Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-10Third Party Advisory
- https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
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