Code Affecting firefox package, versions <0:38.4.0-1.0.1.el7_1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ORACLE7-FIREFOX-2501509
- published 10 Apr 2022
- disclosed 5 Nov 2015
How to fix?
Upgrade Oracle:7
firefox
to version 0:38.4.0-1.0.1.el7_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-1982
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox
package and not the firefox
package as distributed by Oracle
.
See How to fix?
for Oracle:7
relevant fixed versions and status.
Mozilla Firefox before 42.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.4, when a Java plugin is enabled, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect garbage collection and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted Java applet that deallocates an in-use JavaScript wrapper.
References
- https://linux.oracle.com/cve/CVE-2015-7196.html
- https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2015-1982.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00020.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-11/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00037.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00049.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1982.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3393
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2015/mfsa2015-130.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77411
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034069
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2785-1
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1140616
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10