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Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2014-78) - Linux
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Insight
Insight
Further uninitialized memory use during GIF rendering Google security researcher Michal Zalewski reported that when a malformed GIF image is repeatedly rendered within a <canvas> element, memory may not always be properly initialized. The resulting series of images then uses this uninitialized memory during rendering, allowing data to potentially leak to web content.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Firefox version(s) below 33.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.