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Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2016-68) - Linux
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
2 years ago
Modified
Modified
2 years ago
Summary
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Insight
Insight
Out-of-bounds read during XML parsing in Expat library Security researcher Gustavo Grieco reported a potential out-of-bounds read parsing malformed XML data during character conversion. This is due to a bug in the Expat library, which is used in Firefox. This could allow an attacker to read other inaccessible memory.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Firefox version(s) below 48.
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.