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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842177
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2571-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-2571-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-2571-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Robert Kaiser discovered a use-after-free during plugin initialization in
some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially
crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this to cause a
denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2015-2706)

Affected Software/OS:
'firefox' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2706
BugTraq ID: 74247
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74247
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032171
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0761 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00044.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0763 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00046.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2571-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

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