Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting firefox-esr package, versions <45.4.0esr-1
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- published 5 Aug 2016
- disclosed 5 Aug 2016
Introduced: 5 Aug 2016
CVE-2016-5261 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable
firefox-esr
to version 45.4.0esr-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox-esr
package and not the firefox-esr
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:unstable
relevant fixed versions and status.
Integer overflow in the WebSocketChannel class in the WebSockets subsystem in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 and Firefox ESR < 45.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via crafted packets that trigger incorrect buffer-resize operations during buffering.
References
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