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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2016.70
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2016-70) - 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 when using alt key and toplevel menus
Security researcher Abhishek Arya (Inferno) of the Google
Chrome Security Team reported a use-after-free vulnerability when the alt key
is used in conjunction with toplevel menu items in Firefox. This results in a potentially
exploitable crash when triggered. This vulnerability is mitigated by not being triggerable
by web content, only direct user interaction with the keyboard.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 48.

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-2016-5254
BugTraq ID: 92261
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92261
Debian Security Information: DSA-3640 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3640
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:1551
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1551.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:1964 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2016:2026 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1
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