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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2015.53
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2015-53) - 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:
Use-after-free due to Media Decoder Thread creation during shutdown
Security researchers Tyson Smith and Jesse Schwartzentruber reported a use-after-free
during the shutdown process. This was caused by a race condition when media
decoder threads are created during the shutdown process in some circumstances.
This leads to a potentially exploitable crash when triggered.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 38.

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-2015-2715
BugTraq ID: 74611
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0934 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1
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