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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842177
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu Update for firefox USN-2571-1
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Robert Kaiser discovered a use-after-free
during plugin initialization in some circumstances. If a user were tricked in to
opening a specially crafted website, an attacker could potentially exploit this
to cause a denial of service via application crash or execute arbitrary code with
the privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2015-2706)

Affected Software/OS:
firefox on Ubuntu 14.10,
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2706
BugTraq ID: 74247
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74247
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032171
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0761 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00044.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0763 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-04/msg00046.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2571-1
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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