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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.56721
Category:Gentoo Local Security Checks
Title:Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200605-06 (mozilla-firefox)
Summary:The remote host is missing updates announced in;advisory GLSA 200605-06.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing updates announced in
advisory GLSA 200605-06.

Vulnerability Insight:
The Mozilla Firefox 1.5 line is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the
JavaScript extension which may in theory lead to remote execution of
arbitrary code.

Solution:
All Mozilla Firefox 1.5 users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.3'

All Mozilla Firefox 1.5 binary users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.3'

CVSS Score:
5.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-1993
BugTraq ID: 17671
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/17671
Bugtraq: 20060424 Firefox Remote Code Execution and DoS 1.5.0.2 (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/431878/100/0/threaded
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#866300
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/866300
Debian Security Information: DSA-1053 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1053
Debian Security Information: DSA-1055 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1055
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200605-06.xml
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBTU02118
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434524/100/0/threaded
HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02153
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/446658/100/200/threaded
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT061145
HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT061181
http://www.securident.com/vuln/ff.txt
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1790
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015981
http://secunia.com/advisories/19802
http://secunia.com/advisories/20015
http://secunia.com/advisories/20019
http://secunia.com/advisories/20070
http://secunia.com/advisories/20214
http://secunia.com/advisories/22066
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/780
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1614
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1922
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3748
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083
XForce ISS Database: firefox-iframe-contentwindowfocus-bo(25994)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/25994
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