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Debian 8: DSA-3394-1 High: Iceweasel Critical Memory Errors

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Calendar Grey November 4, 2015
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Several vulnerabilities in Iceweasel pose significant risks for arbitrary code execution. It is advisable to perform updates to bolster security on Debian installations.
Multiple security issues have been found in Iceweasel, Debian's version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, integer overflows, buffer overflows and o...
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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,
integer overflows, buffer overflows and other implementation errors may
lead to the execution of arbitrary code, information disclosure or
denial of service.

For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed
in version 38.4.0esr-1~deb7u1.

For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 38.4.0esr-1~deb8u1.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 38.4.0esr-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: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: iceweasel
CVE ID: CVE-2015-4513 CVE-2015-7181 CVE-2015-7182 CVE-2015-7183

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