Packages
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
USN-3216-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update resulted in a
startup crash when Firefox is used with XRDP. This update fixes the
problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to bypass same origin restrictions, obtain
sensitive information, spoof the addressbar, spoof the print dialog,
cause a denial of service via application crash or hang, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5398, CVE-2017-5399, CVE-2017-5400,
CVE-2017-5401, CVE-2017-5402, CVE-2017-5403,
USN-3216-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update resulted in a
startup crash when Firefox is used with XRDP. This update fixes the
problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were
tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to bypass same origin restrictions, obtain
sensitive information, spoof the addressbar, spoof the print dialog,
cause a denial of service via application crash or hang, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5398, CVE-2017-5399, CVE-2017-5400,
CVE-2017-5401, CVE-2017-5402, CVE-2017-5403, CVE-2017-5404, CVE-2017-5405,
CVE-2017-5406, CVE-2017-5407, CVE-2017-5408, CVE-2017-5410, CVE-2017-5412,
CVE-2017-5413, CVE-2017-5414, CVE-2017-5415, CVE-2017-5416, CVE-2017-5417,
CVE-2017-5418, CVE-2017-5419, CVE-2017-5420, CVE-2017-5421, CVE-2017-5422,
CVE-2017-5426, CVE-2017-5427)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 16.10 yakkety | firefox – 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | firefox – 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | firefox – 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | ||
| 12.04 precise | firefox – 52.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 | ||
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