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Debian Security Advisory DSA-3987-1                   security@debian.org
https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff
September 29, 2017                    https://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package        : firefox-esr
CVE ID         : CVE-2017-7793 CVE-2017-7805 CVE-2017-7810 CVE-2017-7814 
                 CVE-2017-7818 CVE-2017-7819 CVE-2017-7823 CVE-2017-7824

Several security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web
browser: Multiple memory safety errors, use-after-frees, buffer
overflows and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of
arbitrary code, denial of service, cross-site scripting or bypass of
the phishing and malware protection feature.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 52.4.0esr-1~deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 52.4.0esr-1~deb9u1.

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/

Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: DSA-3987-1: firefox-esr security update

September 29, 2017
Several security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web browser: Multiple memory safety errors, use-after-frees, buffer overflows and other implementation errors may lea...

Summary

Several security issues have been found in the Mozilla Firefox web
browser: Multiple memory safety errors, use-after-frees, buffer
overflows and other implementation errors may lead to the execution of
arbitrary code, denial of service, cross-site scripting or bypass of
the phishing and malware protection feature.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), these problems have been fixed
in version 52.4.0esr-1~deb8u1.

For the stable distribution (stretch), these problems have been fixed in
version 52.4.0esr-1~deb9u1.

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/



Severity
Package : firefox-esr
CVE ID : CVE-2017-7793 CVE-2017-7805 CVE-2017-7810 CVE-2017-7814

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