CVE-2020-6822 json
On 32-bit builds, an out of bounds write could have occurred when processing an image larger than 4 GB in <code>GMPDecodeData</code>. It is…
published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-27966
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.3%
- EPSS 1.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 71%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
On 32-bit builds, an out of bounds write could have occurred when processing an image larger than 4 GB in <code>GMPDecodeData</code>. It is possible that with enough effort this could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 68.7.0, Firefox ESR < 68.7, and Firefox < 75.
Patch / fix
- Mozilla Thunderbird 68.7.0
- Mozilla Firefox ESR 68.7
- Mozilla Firefox 75
- firefox-esr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 68.7.0esr-1
- thunderbird Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:68.7.0-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2020-6822
- firefox Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 75.0+build3-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
- firefox Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 75.0+build3-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- firefox Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 75.0+build3-0ubuntu1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
- thunderbird Ubuntu 18.04 LTS 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- thunderbird Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 1:68.7.0+build1-0ubuntu1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2020-6822
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- thunderbird RHEL 8 68.7.0-1.el8_1
- thunderbird RHEL 7 68.7.0-1.el7_8
- thunderbird RHEL 6 68.7.0-1.el6_10
- firefox RHEL 6 68.7.0-2.el6_10
- firefox RHEL 7 68.7.0-2.el7_8
- firefox RHEL 8 68.7.0-2.el8_1
- thunderbird RHEL 8.0 E4S 68.7.0-1.el8_0
- firefox RHEL 8.0 E4S 68.7.0-2.el8_0
red hat advisories RHSA-2020:1495RHSA-2020:1496RHSA-2020:1489RHSA-2020:1488RHSA-2020:1429RHSA-2020:1420
- MozillaThunderbird SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP1 68.7.0-3.77.1
- MozillaFirefox SLES for SAP 12 SP5, SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES for SAP 12 SP3 +16 more 68.7.0-109.116.1
- MozillaFirefox SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 68.7.0-3.84.2
- MozillaFirefox SLES 11 SP4-LTSS 68.7.0-78.70.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:1027-1SUSE-SU-2020:0978-1SUSE-SU-2020:14339-1SUSE-SU-2020:0971-1
- firefox-esr openSUSE Tumbleweed 128.5.1-1.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Tumbleweed 92.0-1.2
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Tumbleweed 91.1.1-1.1
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.7.0-lp151.2.35.1
- MozillaThunderbird openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.7.0-lp151.2.31.1
- MozillaFirefox openSUSE Leap 15.1 68.7.0-lp151.2.42.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:14572-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10600-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10601-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0544-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0520-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0493-1
- firefox Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +9 more 75.0-r0
- mozjs68 Alpine 3.12 68.7.0-r0
- librewolf Alpine 3.24, Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22 +1 more 75.0-r0
- firefox-esr Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +10 more 68.7.0-r0
- thunderbird Alpine 3.23, Alpine 3.22, Alpine 3.21 +5 more 68.7.0-r0
alpine advisories ALPINE-CVE-2020-6822
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Check with FencerVendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2020-6822 updated cvss 8.8
Mozilla: Out of bounds write in GMPDecodeData when processing large images
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 firefox, thunderbirdaffected: no fix planned “Out of support scope”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) firefox 68.7.0-2.el8_1, thunderbird 68.7.0-1.el8_1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1406
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) firefox 68.7.0-2.el8_0, thunderbird 68.7.0-1.el8_0fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1404
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) firefox 68.7.0-2.el7_8, thunderbird 68.7.0-1.el7_8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.7.0-2.el7_8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1420
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) firefox 68.7.0-2.el6_10, thunderbird 68.7.0-1.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.7.0-2.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.7.0-2.el6_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) firefox 68.7.0-2.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1429
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) firefox 68.7.0-2.el7_8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1420
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.7.0-2.el6_10, thunderbird 68.7.0-1.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1429
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.7.0-2.el7_8, thunderbird 68.7.0-1.el7_8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1420
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) firefox 68.7.0-2.el6_10, thunderbird 68.7.0-1.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1429
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) firefox 68.7.0-2.el7_8, thunderbird 68.7.0-1.el7_8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1420
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) firefox 68.7.0-2.el6_10fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1429
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) firefox 68.7.0-2.el7_8fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2020:1420
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Exploit prediction
1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
- Mozilla Firefox
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
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usn.ubuntu.com
/4335-1/
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2020-13/
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2020-12/
vendor-advisory
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mozilla.org
/security/advisories/mfsa2020-14/
vendor-advisory
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bugzilla.mozilla.org
/show_bug.cgi?id=1544181
issue-tracking, permissions-required
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-6822
- NVD CVE-2020-6822
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