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CVE-2020-6831 (GCVE-0-2020-6831)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-26 17:05 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:11
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Summary
A buffer overflow could occur when parsing and validating SCTP chunks in WebRTC. This could have led to memory corruption and a potentially exploitable crash. This vulnerability affects Firefox ESR < 68.8, Firefox < 76, and Thunderbird < 68.8.0.
CWE
  • Buffer overflow in SCTP chunk input validation
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Mozilla Firefox ESR Affected: unspecified , < 68.8 (custom)
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Mozilla Firefox Affected: unspecified , < 76 (custom)
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Mozilla Thunderbird Affected: unspecified , < 68.8.0 (custom)
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