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Debian Security Advisory DSA 4143-1 (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
Richard Zhu and Huzaifa Sidhpurwala discovered that an out-of-bounds memory write when playing Vorbis media files could result in the execution of arbitrary code.
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 oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in version 52.7.2esr-1~deb8u1. For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in version 52.7.2esr-1~deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your firefox-esr packages. For the detailed security status of firefox-esr please refer to its security tracker page linked in the references.