Packages
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
Andrew McCreight and Olli Pettay discovered a use-after-free vulnerability
in the XBL bindings. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of
service via application crash, or potentially execute code with the
privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2012-0452)
Andrew McCreight and Olli Pettay discovered a use-after-free vulnerability
in the XBL bindings. An attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of
service via application crash, or potentially execute code with the
privileges of the user invoking Firefox. (CVE-2012-0452)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.10 oneiric | firefox – 10.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 | ||
| 11.04 natty | firefox – 10.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 | ||
| 10.10 maverick | firefox – 10.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.10.10.1 | ||
| 10.04 lucid | firefox – 10.0.1+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 | ||
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