CVE-2020-12417

HIGH

Firefox <78 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Due to confusion about ValueTags on JavaScript Objects, an object may pass through the type barrier, resulting in memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. *Note: this issue only affects Firefox on ARM64 platforms.* This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.10, Firefox < 78, and Thunderbird < 68.10.0.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0047
EPSS Percentile 64.8%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-681 CWE-617 CWE-787
Status published
Products (9)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 19.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux 20.04
mozilla/firefox < 78.0
mozilla/firefox_esr < 68.10.0
mozilla/thunderbird < 68.10.0
opensuse/leap 15.1
opensuse/leap 15.2
Published Jul 09, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026