GLSA 201802-03: Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:high
Title:Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:02/20/2018
Bugs: #616030, #621722, #632400, #639854, #645510, #648198
ID:201802-03

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Mozilla Firefox, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.

Background

Mozilla Firefox is a popular open-source web browser from the Mozilla Project.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
www-client/firefox < 52.6.0 >= 52.6.0 All supported architectures
www-client/firefox-bin < 52.6.0 >= 52.6.0 All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Mozilla Firefox. Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to view a specially crafted web page, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to perform Man-in-the-Middle attacks, obtain sensitive information, spoof the address bar, conduct clickjacking attacks, bypass security restrictions and protection mechanisms, or have other unspecified impact.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-52.6.0"
    

All Mozilla Firefox binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=www-client/firefox-bin-52.6.0"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201802-03.xml

Concerns?

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License

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