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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-6367-1 Critical: Firefox WebP Denial of Service

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Calendar Grey September 14, 2023
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Firefox could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a malicious website.

Summary

Firefox could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a malicious

website.

Software Description:

- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browser

Details:

It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory when handling

WebP images. If a user were tricked into opening a webpage containing

malicious WebP image file, an attacker could potentially exploit these to

cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-4863)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu firefox malicious image

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  firefox                         117.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6367-1

CVE-2023-4863

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6367-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu firefox malicious image

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/117.0.1+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

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