Packages
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
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 read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive
information, bypass phishing and malware protection, spoof the origin in
modal dialogs, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial
of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-7793, CVE-2017-7810, CVE-2017-7811, CVE-2017-7812,
CVE-2017-7813, CVE-2017-7814, CVE-2017-7815, CVE-2017-7818, CVE-2017-7819,
CVE-2017-7820,
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 read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive
information, bypass phishing and malware protection, spoof the origin in
modal dialogs, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial
of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-7793, CVE-2017-7810, CVE-2017-7811, CVE-2017-7812,
CVE-2017-7813, CVE-2017-7814, CVE-2017-7815, CVE-2017-7818, CVE-2017-7819,
CVE-2017-7820, CVE-2017-7822, CVE-2017-7823, CVE-2017-7824)
Martin Thomson discovered that NSS incorrectly generated handshake hashes.
A remote attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of
service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7805)
Multiple security issues were discovered in WebExtensions. If a user were
tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could
potentially exploit these to download and open non-executable files
without interaction, or obtain elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-7816,
CVE-2017-7821)
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.04 zesty | firefox – 56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.17.04.1 | ||
| 16.04 xenial | firefox – 56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | firefox – 56.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | ||
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References
- CVE-2017-7824
- CVE-2017-7823
- CVE-2017-7822
- CVE-2017-7821
- CVE-2017-7820
- CVE-2017-7819
- CVE-2017-7818
- CVE-2017-7816
- CVE-2017-7815
- CVE-2017-7814
- CVE-2017-7824
- CVE-2017-7823
- CVE-2017-7822
- CVE-2017-7821
- CVE-2017-7820
- CVE-2017-7819
- CVE-2017-7818
- CVE-2017-7816
- CVE-2017-7815
- CVE-2017-7814
- CVE-2017-7813
- CVE-2017-7812
- CVE-2017-7811
- CVE-2017-7810
- CVE-2017-7805
- CVE-2017-7793