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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-9079: ELSA-2016-2843: firefox security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-9079: ELSA-2016-2843: firefox security update (CRITICAL) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
12/01/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/02/2016
Modified
02/21/2025

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability in SVG Animation has been discovered. An exploit built on this vulnerability has been discovered in the wild targeting Firefox and Tor Browser users on Windows. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.0.2, Firefox ESR < 45.5.1, and Thunderbird < 45.5.1. A flaw was found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-firefox
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-thunderbird

References

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