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Gentoo: GLSA-201811-04 Normal: Firefox Arbitrary Code Execution Threat

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Calendar Grey November 9, 2018
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Numerous security flaws in Google Chrome may permit unauthorized code execution; update to version 70.0.3538.77 or above.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution arbitrary code mozilla firefox normal severity web browser update

Resolution

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-60.3.0"
All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-60.3.0"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2018-12389 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12389 [ 2 ] CVE-2018-12390 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12390 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-12392 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12392 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-12393 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12393 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-12395 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12395 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-12396 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12396 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-12397 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12397 [ 8 ] Mozilla Foundation Security Advisory 2018-27 https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2018-27/

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-04
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 09, 2018
Bugs: #669430
ID: 201811-04

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo code execution arbitrary code mozilla firefox normal severity web browser update

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla Project.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 www-client/firefox < 60.3.0 >= 60.3.0 2 www-client/firefox-bin < 60.3.0 >= 60.3.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, bypass access restriction, access otherwise protected information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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