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Debian Security Advisory DSA 3881-1 (firefox-esr - security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
Several security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, use-after-frees, buffer overflows and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service or domain spoofing. Debian follows the extended support releases (ESR) of Firefox. Support for the 45.x series has ended, so starting with this update we're now following the 52.x releases.
Affected Software
Affected Software
firefox-esr on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 52.2.0esr-1~deb8u1. For the upcoming stable distribution (stretch), these problems will be fixed soon. For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in version 52.2.0esr-1. We recommend that you upgrade your firefox-esr packages.