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Improper Validation of Array Index Affecting firefox package, versions <53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.57% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-FIREFOX-423532
  • published11 Jun 2018
  • disclosed11 Jun 2018
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Introduced: 11 Jun 2018

CVE-2017-5445  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-129  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability while parsing "application/http-index-format" format content where uninitialized values are used to create an array. This could allow the reading of uninitialized memory into the arrays affected. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.