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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.4674
USN-4216-2: Firefox vulnerabilities
16 December 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Firefox
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Denial of Service -- Remote with User Interaction
Access Confidential Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-17014 CVE-2019-17013 CVE-2019-17012
CVE-2019-17011 CVE-2019-17010 CVE-2019-17008
CVE-2019-17005 CVE-2019-11756 CVE-2019-11745
Reference: ESB-2019.4592.2
ESB-2019.4563
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4216-2/
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USN-4216-2: Firefox vulnerabilities
13 December 2019
firefox vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Firefox could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a
malicious website.
Software Description
o firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
USN-4216-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
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 cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information, or execute
arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
firefox - 71.0+build5-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes.
References
o USN-4216-1
o CVE-2019-11745
o CVE-2019-11756
o CVE-2019-17005
o CVE-2019-17008
o CVE-2019-17010
o CVE-2019-17011
o CVE-2019-17012
o CVE-2019-17013
o CVE-2019-17014
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