Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20161974000
Revision Date:2016-03-13Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-1974 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
Description:The nsScannerString::AppendUnicodeTo function in Mozilla Firefox before 45.0 and Firefox ESR 38.x before 38.7 does not verify that memory allocation succeeds, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted Unicode data in an HTML, XML, or SVG document.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-1974
Platform(s):Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • The 'firefox' package in trusty was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '45.0+build2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1').
  • OR The 'thunderbird' package in trusty was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '1:38.7.2+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1').
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