CVE-2020-12425

Published: Jul 9, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Due to confusion processing a hyphen character in Date.parse(), a one-byte out of bounds read could have occurred, leading to potential information disclosure. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 78.

Affected (1)

Products: Mozilla: Firefox

Mozilla

1 product

Firefox

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mozilla Firefox	Before 78.0

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (10)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Broken Link

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00049.html

Source: security@mozilla.org

Broken Link

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1634738

Source: security@mozilla.org

Issue TrackingVendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-10

Source: security@mozilla.org

Third Party Advisory

https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2020-24/

Source: security@mozilla.org

Vendor Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00027.html