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[USN-1608-1] Firefox vulnerabilities

Posted on 11 October 2012
Ubuntu Security

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1608-1
October 11, 2012

firefox vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 11.04
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.

Software Description:
- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details:

It was discovered that the browser engine used in Firefox contained a
memory corruption flaw. If a user were tricked into opening a specially
crafted web page, a remote attacker could cause Firefox to crash or
potentially execute arbitrary code as the user invoking the program.
(CVE-2012-4191)

It was discovered that Firefox allowed improper access to the Location
object. An attacker could exploit this to obtain sensitive information.
(CVE-2012-4192)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
firefox 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

Ubuntu 11.10:
firefox 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1

Ubuntu 11.04:
firefox 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
firefox 16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make
all the necessary changes.

References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1608-1
CVE-2012-4191, CVE-2012-4192, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1065285

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.12.=
04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.=
10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.=
04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/16.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.10.=
04.1






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