USN-1639-1: unity-firefox-extension vulnerability
22 November 2012
unity-firefox-extension could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a malicious website.
Releases
Packages
- unity-firefox-extension - Firefox extension: Unity Integration
Details
It was discovered that unity-firefox-extension incorrectly handled certain
callbacks. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause
unity-firefox-extension to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.10
After a standard system update you need to restart Firefox to make all the
necessary changes.