CVE-2020-26952: mozilla firefox Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-26952
Published 09-12-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-26952 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in mozilla firefox. EPSS estimates a 1.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66.7% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4Timeline
- 09-12-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Incorrect bookkeeping of functions inlined during JIT compilation could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash when handling out-of-memory errors. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 83.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versionsHigh 8.8Preferred score · OSV · Ubuntu (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST8.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 9.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.16%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
67%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.16% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.16%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Ubuntu4 products
- firefox< 83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3 | < 83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 | < 83.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
- mozjs38All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs52All versions (No fix recorded)
- mozjs68All versions (No fix recorded)
Mozilla1 product
- firefox< 83 | < 83.0
2 vendors · 5 products
References
7 links- bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1667685X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPermissions RequiredVendor Advisory