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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843100
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu Update for firefox USN-3238-1
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
An integer overflow was discovered in
Firefox. If a user were tricked in to opening a specially crafted website, an
attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service via application crash
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-5428)

Affected Software/OS:
firefox on Ubuntu 16.10,
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

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-2017-5428
BugTraq ID: 96959
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96959
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:0558
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0558.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038060
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