Ubuntu Security Notice 3238-1 - An integer overflow was discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3238-1
March 20, 2017
firefox vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
An integer overflow was discovered in Firefox.
Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details:
An integer overflow was discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in
to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could exploit this to
cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-5428)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.10:
firefox 52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
firefox 52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
firefox 52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
firefox 52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3238-1
CVE-2017-5428
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/52.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.1