MGASA-2015-0331

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    MGASA-2015-0331

    Published: 29 Aug 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated firefox package fixes security vulnerability

    Details: Updated firefox packages fix security vulnerabilities: A flaw was found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox (CVE-2015-4497). A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled installation of add-ons. An attacker could use this flaw to bypass the add-on installation prompt, and trick the user into installing an add-on from a malicious source (CVE-2015-4498).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0331.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=16666, http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4497, http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-4498, http://mozilla.6506.n7.nabble.com/ANNOUNCE-NSPR-4-10-9-Release-td343441.html, https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Projects/NSS/NSS_3.20_release_notes, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-94/, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2015-95/, https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/, https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1693.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: firefox

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/firefox?arch=source&distro=mageia-4

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -38.2.1-1.mga4

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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