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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201811-04 ] Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 09 November 2018
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201811-04 ] Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201811-04
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 09, 2018
Bugs: #669430
ID: 201811-04

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst
of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background
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Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla
Project.

Affected packages
=================
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 www-client/firefox < 60.3.0 >= 60.3.0
2 www-client/firefox-bin < 60.3.0 >= 60.3.0
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2 affected packages

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox.
Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web
page, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, bypass
access restriction, access otherwise protected information.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-60.3.0"

All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-60.3.0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-12389
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12389
[ 2 ] CVE-2018-12390
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12390
[ 3 ] CVE-2018-12392
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12392
[ 4 ] CVE-2018-12393
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12393
[ 5 ] CVE-2018-12395
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12395
[ 6 ] CVE-2018-12396
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12396
[ 7 ] CVE-2018-12397
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12397
[ 8 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2018-27
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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