Debian DSA-3674-1 Critical: Firefox ESR Memory Errors Report
debian
September 22, 2016
Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows and other implementation errors may lead to the executi...
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Summary
Multiple security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web
browser: Multiple memory safety errors, buffer overflows and other
implementation errors may lead to the execution of arbitrary code or
information disclosure.
For the stable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed in
version 45.4.0esr-1~deb8u2.
For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in
version 45.4.0esr-1 of firefox-esr and in version 49.0-1 of firefox.
We recommend that you upgrade your firefox-esr 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: firefox-esr
CVE ID: CVE-2016-5250 CVE-2016-5257 CVE-2016-5261 CVE-2016-5270
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