Packages
- firefox - Mozilla Open Source web browser
Details
Karthikeyan Bhargavan and Gaetan Leurent discovered that NSS incorrectly
allowed MD5 to be used for TLS 1.2 connections. If a remote attacker were
able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to
view sensitive information.
Karthikeyan Bhargavan and Gaetan Leurent discovered that NSS incorrectly
allowed MD5 to be used for TLS 1.2 connections. If a remote attacker were
able to perform a machine-in-the-middle attack, this flaw could be exploited to
view sensitive information.
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15.10 wily | firefox – 43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.15.10.1 | ||
| 15.04 vivid | firefox – 43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 | ||
| 14.04 trusty | firefox – 43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | ||
| 12.04 precise | firefox – 43.0.4+build3-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 | ||
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