USN-1665-1: unity-firefox-extension vulnerability
Publication date
13 December 2012
Overview
unity-firefox-extension could be made to expose sensitive information over the network.
Releases
Packages
- unity-firefox-extension - Firefox extension: Unity Integration
Details
It was discovered that unity-firefox-extension bypassed the same origin
policy checks in certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening
a malicious page, an attacker could exploit this to steal confidential data
or perform other security-sensitive operations.
It was discovered that unity-firefox-extension bypassed the same origin
policy checks in certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening
a malicious page, an attacker could exploit this to steal confidential data
or perform other security-sensitive operations.
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 | xul-ext-unity – 2.4.1-0ubuntu1.2 |
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