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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-5254) ELSA-2016-1551: firefox security update

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Oracle Linux: (CVE-2016-5254) ELSA-2016-1551: firefox security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/03/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/06/2016
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the nsXULPopupManager::KeyDown function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR 45.x before 45.3 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (heap memory corruption and application crash) by leveraging keyboard access to use the Alt key during selection of top-level menu items.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox

References

  • ELSA-2016-1551
  • DLA-585-1
  • DSA-3640
  • USN-3044-1
  • CVE-2016-5254

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