Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-6796
A content process could have modified shared memory relating to crash reporting information, crash itself, and cause an out-of-bound write. This could have caused memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 73 and Firefox < ESR68.5.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2020-6796
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mozilla:firefox_esr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-6796
0.59%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 76 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-6796
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.8
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
8.6
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6.4
|
NIST | |
|
8.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
2.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-6796
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-6796
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4278-2/
USN-4278-2: Firefox vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-02
Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202003-02) — Gentoo security
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-05/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 73 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-06/
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox ESR68.5 — MozillaVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1610426
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