Packages
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
Mariusz Mlynski and others discovered several flaws in Firefox that allowed
a remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
(CVE-2012-4194, CVE-2012-4195)
Antoine Delignat-Lavaud discovered a flaw in the way Firefox handled the
Location object. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
page, a remote attacker could exploit this to bypass security protections
and perform cross-origin reading of the Location object. (CVE-2012-4196)
Mariusz Mlynski and others discovered several flaws in Firefox that allowed
a remote attacker to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.
(CVE-2012-4194, CVE-2012-4195)
Antoine Delignat-Lavaud discovered a flaw in the way Firefox handled the
Location object. If a user were tricked into opening a specially crafted
page, a remote attacker could exploit this to bypass security protections
and perform cross-origin reading of the Location object. (CVE-2012-4196)
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.10 quantal | firefox – 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.10.1 | ||
| 12.04 precise | firefox – 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 | ||
| 11.10 oneiric | firefox – 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.11.10.1 | ||
| 11.04 natty | firefox – 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.11.04.1 | ||
| 10.04 lucid | firefox – 16.0.2+build1-0ubuntu0.10.04.1 | ||
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