CVE-2020-6825

Description

Mozilla developers and community members Tyson Smith and Christian Holler reported memory safety bugs present in Firefox 74 and Firefox ESR 68.6. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.7.0, Firefox ESR < 68.7, and Firefox < 75.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.70% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org Vendor Advisory mozilla.org
Affected: Mozilla Thunderbird
Affected: Mozilla Firefox ESR
Affected: Mozilla Firefox
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-13/ vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-12/ vendor advisory
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-14/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?bug_id=1572541%2C1620193%2C1620203 issue tracking permissions required
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4335-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-6825?
CVE-2020-6825 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-6825?
To fix CVE-2020-6825, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-6825 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-6825 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-6825?
CVE-2020-6825 affects Mozilla Thunderbird, Mozilla Firefox ESR, Mozilla Firefox.
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