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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2016.15
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2016-15) - 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 in NSS during SSL connections in low memory
Mozilla developer Eric Rescorla reported that a failed allocation during DHE and ECDHE handshakes would lead to a use-after-free vulnerability.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 44.

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

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-2016-1978
BugTraq ID: 84275
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84275
BugTraq ID: 91787
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91787
Debian Security Information: DSA-3688 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3688
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.21_release_notes
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0591
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0591.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0684
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0684.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:0685
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0685.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035258
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0727 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00027.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0777 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00050.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0820 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00068.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2016:0909 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00093.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2973-1
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