Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2024.6992.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6992-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-6992-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the USN-6992-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8382, CVE-2024-8383, CVE-2024-8386, CVE-2024-8387, CVE-2024-8389) Nils Bars discovered that Firefox contained a type confusion vulnerability when performing certain property name lookups. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8381) It was discovered that Firefox did not properly manage memory during garbage collection. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8384) Seunghyun Lee discovered that Firefox contained a type confusion vulnerability when handling certain ArrayTypes. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-8385) Affected Software/OS: 'firefox' package(s) on Ubuntu 20.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8381 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8382 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8383 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8384 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8385 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8386 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8387 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2024-8389
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