Ubuntu: USN-3435-2: Firefox regression
Description
USN-3435-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Firefox. The update caused the Flash plugin to crash in some circumstances. This update fixes the problem.
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Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to read uninitialized memory, obtain sensitive information, bypass phishing and malware protection, spoof the origin in modal dialogs, conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7793,CVE-2017-7810,CVE-2017-7811,CVE-2017-7812, CVE-2017-7813,CVE-2017-7814,CVE-2017-7815,CVE-2017-7818,CVE-2017-7819, CVE-2017-7820,CVE-2017-7822,CVE-2017-7823,CVE-2017-7824) Martin Thomson discovered that NSS incorrectly generated handshake hashes. A remote attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-7805) Multiple security issues were discovered in WebExtensions. If a user were tricked in to installing a specially crafted extension, an attacker could potentially exploit these to download and open non-executable files without interaction, or obtain elevated privileges. (CVE-2017-7816, CVE-2017-7821)
Solution(s)
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