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Debian: DSA-2986-1 Critical: Iceweasel Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey July 23, 2014
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Numerous vulnerabilities in Iceweasel could result in unexpected code execution or service disruptions. It is advisable to update.
Multiple security issues have been found in Iceweasel, Debian's version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors and use-after-frees may lead to the execut...
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Summary

Multiple security issues have been found in Iceweasel, Debian's version
of the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors and
use-after-frees may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or denial
of service.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed in
version 24.7.0esr-1~deb7u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 31.0-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your iceweasel packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: iceweasel
CVE ID: CVE-2014-1544 CVE-2014-1547 CVE-2014-1555 CVE-2014-1556

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