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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842895
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3076-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-3076-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-3076-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Atte Kettunen discovered an out-of-bounds read when handling certain
Content Security Policy (CSP) directives 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. (CVE-2016-2827)

Christoph Diehl, Christian Holler, Gary Kwong, Nathan Froyd, Honza Bambas,
Seth Fowler, Michael Smith, Andrew McCreight, Dan Minor, Byron Campen, Jon
Coppeard, Steve Fink, Tyson Smith, and Carsten Book discovered multiple
memory safety issues in Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a
specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to
cause a denial of service via application crash, or execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2016-5256, CVE-2016-5257)

Atte Kettunen discovered a heap buffer overflow during text conversion
with some unicode characters. 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. (CVE-2016-5270)

Abhishek Arya discovered an out of bounds read during the processing of
text runs 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. (CVE-2016-5271)

Abhishek Arya discovered a bad cast when processing layout with input
elements 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. (CVE-2016-5272)

A crash was discovered in accessibility. If a user were tricked in to
opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially
exploit this to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2016-5273)

A use-after-free was discovered in web animations during restyling. 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. (CVE-2016-5274)

A buffer overflow was discovered when working with empty filters during
canvas rendering. 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. (CVE-2016-5275)

A use-after-free was discovered in accessibility. 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. (CVE-2016-5276)

A use-after-free was discovered in web animations when destroying a
timeline. 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 ... [Please see the references for more information on the vulnerabilities]

Affected Software/OS:
'firefox' package(s) on Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-2827
BugTraq ID: 93052
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93052
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036852
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5256
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5257
BugTraq ID: 93049
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93049
Debian Security Information: DSA-3674 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3674
Debian Security Information: DSA-3690 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3690
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1912
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1912.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1985
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1985.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5270
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5271
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5272
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5273
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5274
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5275
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5276
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5277
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5278
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5279
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5280
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5281
http://www.geeknik.net/7gr1u98b9
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5282
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5283
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5284
https://hackernoon.com/tor-browser-exposed-anti-privacy-implantation-at-mass-scale-bd68e9eb1e95
http://seclists.org/dailydave/2016/q3/51
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