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CentOS: (CVE-2016-9904) CESA-2016:2946: firefox

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CentOS: (CVE-2016-9904) CESA-2016:2946: firefox

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/13/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/27/2017
Modified
05/05/2019

Description

An attacker could use a JavaScript Map/Set timing attack to determine whether an atom is used by another compartment/zone in specific contexts. This could be used to leak information, such as usernames embedded in JavaScript code, across websites. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.1, Firefox ESR < 45.6, and Thunderbird < 45.6.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-firefox

References

  • DLA-743-1
  • DLA-782-1
  • DSA-3734
  • DSA-3757
  • CVE-2016-9904
  • USN-3155-1
  • USN-3165-1
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