GLSA Advocate
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Posted: Wed May 13, 2020 3:26 am Post subject: [ GLSA 202005-04 ] Mozilla Firefox |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202005-04)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2020-05-12
Bug(s): #721090
ID: 202005-04
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the
worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.
Background
Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla
Project.
Affected Packages
Package: www-client/firefox
Vulnerable: < 68.8.0
Unaffected: >= 68.8.0
Architectures: All supported architectures
Package: www-client/firefox-bin
Vulnerable: < 68.8.0
Unaffected: >= 68.8.0
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web
page, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, an information leak or a Denial of Service
condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-68.8.0"
| All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-68.8.0"
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References
CVE-2020-12387
CVE-2020-12392
CVE-2020-12394
CVE-2020-12395
CVE-2020-12396
CVE-2020-6831
MFSA-2020-17
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