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Ubuntu: USN-3124-1 (CVE-2016-9069): Firefox vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-3124-1 (CVE-2016-9069): Firefox vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/18/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
11/19/2016
Modified
09/12/2020

Description

A use-after-free in nsINode::ReplaceOrInsertBefore during DOM operations resulting in potentially exploitable crashes. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-firefox

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