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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1829-1] firefox-esr security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox-esr' package(s) announced via the DSA-1829-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Samuel Gross discovered a type confusion bug in the JavaScript engine of the Mozilla Firefox web browser, which could result in the execution of arbitrary code when browsing a malicious website.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'firefox-esr' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this problem has been fixed in version 60.7.1esr-1~deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your firefox-esr packages.