Description
The browser engine in Mozilla Firefox before 8.0 and Thunderbird before 8.0 does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaFirefox | 50.1.0-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 |
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | MozillaThunderbird | 45.5.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 |
Advisories 2
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10230-1 MozillaThunderbird-45.5.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10071-1 MozillaFirefox-50.1.0-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 7, 2025
References
- 49055 third-party-advisory
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-48.html
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14239 vdb-entry signature
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=682727