Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Ubuntu: USN-3124-1 (CVE-2016-9063): Firefox vulnerabilities

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Ubuntu: USN-3124-1 (CVE-2016-9063): Firefox vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/15/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/19/2016
Modified
09/12/2020

Description

An integer overflow during the parsing of XML using the Expat library. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-firefox

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;