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CVE-2020-6805

Mozilla: Use-after-free when removing data about origins

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · March 10, 2020

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

The Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory describes this flaw as:

When removing data about an origin whose tab was recently closed, a use-after-free could occur in the Quota manager, resulting in a potentially exploitable crash.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-416 · Use After Free