Packages
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
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, spoof the
browser UI, bypass CSP restrictions, bypass sandboxed iframe restrictions,
obtain sensitive information, bypass the HTML sanitizer, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2200, CVE-2022-34468, CVE-2022-34470,
CVE-2022-34473, CVE-2022-34474, CVE-2022-34475, CVE-2022-34476,
CVE-2022-34477, CVE-2022-34479, CVE-2022-34480,
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, spoof the
browser UI, bypass CSP restrictions, bypass sandboxed iframe restrictions,
obtain sensitive information, bypass the HTML sanitizer, or execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-2200, CVE-2022-34468, CVE-2022-34470,
CVE-2022-34473, CVE-2022-34474, CVE-2022-34475, CVE-2022-34476,
CVE-2022-34477, CVE-2022-34479, CVE-2022-34480, CVE-2022-34481,
CVE-2022-34484, CVE-2022-34485)
It was discovered that Firefox could be made to save an image with an
executable extension in the filename when dragging and dropping an image
in some circumstances. If a user were tricked into dragging and dropping
a specially crafted image, an attacker could potentially exploit this to
trick the user into executing arbitrary code. (CVE-2022-34482,
CVE-2022-34483)
It was discovered that a compromised server could trick Firefox into an
addon downgrade in some circumstances. An attacker could potentially
exploit this to trick the browser into downgrading an addon to a prior
version. (CVE-2022-34471)
It was discovered that an unavailable PAC file caused OCSP requests to
be blocked, resulting in incorrect error pages being displayed.
(CVE-2022-34472)
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 21.10 impish | firefox – 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.21.10.1 | ||
| 20.04 focal | firefox – 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 | ||
| 18.04 bionic | firefox – 102.0+build2-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | ||
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References
- CVE-2022-34485
- CVE-2022-34484
- CVE-2022-34483
- CVE-2022-34482
- CVE-2022-34481
- CVE-2022-34480
- CVE-2022-34479
- CVE-2022-34477
- CVE-2022-34476
- CVE-2022-34475
- CVE-2022-34485
- CVE-2022-34484
- CVE-2022-34483
- CVE-2022-34482
- CVE-2022-34481
- CVE-2022-34480
- CVE-2022-34479
- CVE-2022-34477
- CVE-2022-34476
- CVE-2022-34475
- CVE-2022-34474
- CVE-2022-34473
- CVE-2022-34472
- CVE-2022-34471
- CVE-2022-34470
- CVE-2022-34468
- CVE-2022-2200