Use After Free Affecting firefox package, versions <48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
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- published5 Aug 2016
- disclosed5 Aug 2016
Introduced: 5 Aug 2016
CVE-2016-5255 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 firefox to version 48.0+build2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 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.
Use-after-free vulnerability in the js::PreliminaryObjectArray::sweep function in Mozilla Firefox before 48.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted JavaScript that is mishandled during incremental garbage collection.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5255
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5255
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
- http://www.mozilla.org/security/announce/2016/mfsa2016-71.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00029.html
- https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1212356
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92260
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036508
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3044-1