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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6456-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6456-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitive information across domains, or execute arbitrary code. Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certain browser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. An attacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6456-1October 30, 2023firefox vulnerabilities==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 20.04 LTSSummary:Several security issues were fixed in Firefox.Software Description:- firefox: Mozilla Open Source web browserDetails:Multiple security issues were discovered in Firefox. If a user weretricked into opening a specially crafted website, an attacker couldpotentially exploit these to cause a denial of service, obtain sensitiveinformation across domains, or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5722,CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5728, CVE-2023-5729, CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5731)Kelsey Gilbert discovered that Firefox did not properly manage certainbrowser prompts and dialogs due to an insufficient activation-delay. Anattacker could potentially exploit this issue to perform clickjacking.(CVE-2023-5721)Daniel Veditz discovered that Firefox did not properly validate a cookiecontaining invalid characters. An attacker could potentially exploit thisissue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-5723)Shaheen Fazim discovered that Firefox did not properly validate the URLsopen by installed WebExtension. An attacker could potentially exploit thisissue to obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2023-5725)Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: firefox 119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all thenecessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6456-1 CVE-2023-5721, CVE-2023-5722, CVE-2023-5723, CVE-2023-5724, CVE-2023-5725, CVE-2023-5728, CVE-2023-5729, CVE-2023-5730, CVE-2023-5731Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/119.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1Related news
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Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.
Memory safety bugs present in Firefox 118. Some of these bugs showed evidence of memory corruption and we presume that with enough effort some of these could have been exploited to run arbitrary code. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 119.