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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2016.0379
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2016-0379)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox, firefox-l10n, nspr, nss, rootcerts' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0379 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox, firefox-l10n, nspr, nss, rootcerts' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2016-0379 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple 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-2016-5296, CVE-2016-5297, CVE-2016-9066,
CVE-2016-5291, CVE-2016-5290).

A flaw was found in the way Add-on update process was handled by Firefox.
A Man-in-the-Middle attacker could use this flaw to install a malicious
signed add-on update (CVE-2016-9064).

An existing mitigation of timing side-channel attacks in NSS before 3.26.1
is insufficient in some circumstances (CVE-2016-9074).

Affected Software/OS:
'firefox, firefox-l10n, nspr, nss, rootcerts' package(s) on Mageia 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5290
BugTraq ID: 94335
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94335
Debian Security Information: DSA-3730 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2780
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2825
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2825.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5291
BugTraq ID: 94336
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5296
BugTraq ID: 94339
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94339
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5297
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9064
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9066
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9074
BugTraq ID: 94341
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94341
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-46
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