Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.870472
Category:	Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:	RedHat Update for firefox RHSA-2011:1164-01
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser. XULRunner provides the XUL Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox. Several flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2011-2982) A dangling pointer flaw was found in the Firefox Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) text manipulation routine. A web page containing a malicious SVG image could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2011-0084) A dangling pointer flaw was found in the way Firefox handled a certain Document Object Model (DOM) element. A web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2011-2378) A flaw was found in the event management code in Firefox. A website containing malicious JavaScript could cause Firefox to execute that JavaScript with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2011-2981) A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled malformed JavaScript. A web page containing malicious JavaScript could cause Firefox to access already freed memory, causing Firefox to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2011-2983) It was found that a malicious web page could execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Firefox if the user dropped a tab onto the malicious web page. (CVE-2011-2984) For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security advisories for Firefox 3.6.20. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories in the References section of this erratum. All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Firefox version 3.6.20, which corrects these issues. After installing the update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect. Affected Software/OS: firefox on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server), Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-0084 Debian Security Information: DSA-2295 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2295 Debian Security Information: DSA-2296 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2296 Debian Security Information: DSA-2297 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2297 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:127 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14502 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1164.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1166.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2011:037 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00023.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2011:0967 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-08/msg00027.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2378 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14163 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2981 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14512 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2982 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14294 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1165.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1167.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025940 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2983 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14272 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-2984 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14358
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