CVE-2020-6831
CRITICALFirefox < 76.0 and Firefox ESR < 68.8.0 - Out-of-bounds Write via SCTP Chunk Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
A buffer overflow could occur when parsing and validating SCTP chunks in WebRTC. This could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.8, Firefox < 76, and Thunderbird < 68.8.0.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-18/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-16/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-17/
Permissions Required x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1632241
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4373-1/
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-03
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202005-04
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4714
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00000.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158480/usrsctp-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0627
EPSS Percentile
91.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-787
Status
published
Products (10)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
19.10
canonical/ubuntu_linux
20.04
debian/debian_linux
9.0
debian/debian_linux
10.0
mozilla/firefox
< 76.0
mozilla/firefox_esr
< 68.8.0
mozilla/thunderbird
< 68.8.0
opensuse/leap
15.2
Published
May 26, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026