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Ubuntu Update for firefox USN-3991-2

Information

Severity

Severity

Low

Family

Family

Ubuntu Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

2.6

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

4 years ago

Modified

Modified

4 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-3991-2 advisory.

Insight

Insight

USN-3991-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused a regression which resulted in issues when upgrading between Ubuntu releases. This update fixes the problem. We apologize for the inconvenience. Original advisory details:  Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were  tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could  potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, spoof the browser  UI, trick the user in to launching local executable binaries, obtain  sensitive information, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, or  execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-11691, CVE-2019-11692, CVE-2019-11693,  CVE-2019-11695, CVE-2019-11696, CVE-2019-11699, CVE-2019-11701,  CVE-2019-7317, CVE-2019-9800, CVE-2019-9814, CVE-2019-9817, CVE-2019-9819,  CVE-2019-9820, CVE-2019-9821)    It was discovered that pressing certain key combinations could bypass  addon installation prompt delays. If a user opened a specially crafted  website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to trick them in to  installing a malicious extension. (CVE-2019-11697)    It was discovered that history data could be exposed via drag and drop  of hyperlinks to and from bookmarks. If a user were tricked in to dragging  a specially crafted hyperlink to the bookmark toolbar or sidebar, and  subsequently back in to the web content area, an attacker could  potentially exploit this to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2019-11698)    A type confusion bug was discovered with object groups and UnboxedObjects.  If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website after  enabling the UnboxedObjects feature, an attacker could potentially  exploit this to bypass security checks. (CVE-2019-9816)

Affected Software

Affected Software

'firefox' package(s) on Ubuntu 19.04, Ubuntu 18.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please install the updated package(s).