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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2013.97
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2013-97) - Linux
Summary:This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

Vulnerability Insight:
Writing to cycle collected object during image decoding
Mozilla community member Ezra Pool reported a potentially
exploitable crash on extremely large pages. This was caused when a cycle
collected image object was released on the wrong thread during decoding,
creating a race condition.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 25.

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.

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-2013-5596
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19066
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1633 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00005.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1634 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-11/msg00006.html
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