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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842637
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2893-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-2893-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-2893-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Jason Pang discovered that service workers intercept responses to plugin
network requests made through the browser. An attacker could potentially
exploit this to bypass same origin restrictions using the Flash plugin.
(CVE-2016-1949)

Affected Software/OS:
'firefox' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 15.10.

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-2016-1949
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035007
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0489 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00102.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:0553 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-02/msg00142.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2893-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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