CVE-2020-6807
Mozilla: Use-after-free in cubeb during stream destruction
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Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
When a device was changed while a stream was about to be destroyed, the <code>stream-reinit</code> task may have been executed after the stream was destroyed, causing a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.6, Firefox < 74, Firefox < ESR68.6, and Firefox ESR < 68.6.
Cuando un dispositivo fue cambiado mientras una secuencia estaba a punto de ser destruida, la tarea <code>stream-reinit</code> pudo haberse ejecutado después de que la secuencia fue destruida, causando un uso de la memoria previamente liberada y un bloqueo potencialmente explotable. Esta vulnerabilidad afecta a Thunderbird versiones anteriores a 68.6, Firefox versiones anteriores a 74, Firefox versiones anteriores a ESR68.6 y Firefox ESR versiones anteriores a 68.6.
The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:
When a device was changed while a stream was about to be destroyed, the `stream-reinit` task may have been executed after the stream was destroyed, causing a use-after-free and a potentially exploitable crash.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
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Timeline
- 2020-01-10 CVE Reserved
- 2020-03-12 CVE Published
- 2024-07-19 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
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- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
References (7)
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| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4328-1 | 2023-02-10 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1 | 2023-02-10 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-08 | 2023-02-10 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-09 | 2023-02-10 | |
| https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-10 | 2023-02-10 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-6807 | 2020-03-23 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1812201 | 2020-03-23 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" | < 74.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox" and version " < 74.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Firefox Esr Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" | < 68.6.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Firefox Esr" and version " < 68.6.0" | - |
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| Mozilla Search vendor "Mozilla" | Thunderbird Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" | < 68.6.0 Search vendor "Mozilla" for product "Thunderbird" and version " < 68.6.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 19.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "19.10" | - |
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