Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.85% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-FIREFOX-424288
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018

Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2016-9067  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 firefox to version 50.0+build2-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream firefox package and not the firefox package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Two use-after-free errors during DOM operations resulting in potentially exploitable crashes. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.