Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.57829
Category:	Debian Local Security Checks
Title:	Debian Security Advisory DSA 1253-1 (mozilla-firefox)
Summary:	Debian Security Advisory DSA 1253-1 (mozilla-firefox)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to mozilla-firefox announced via advisory DSA 1253-1. Several security related problems have been discovered in Mozilla and derived products such as Mozilla Firefox. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2006-6497 Several vulnerabilities in the layout engine allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly permit them to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA 2006-68] CVE-2006-6498 Several vulnerabilities in the JavaScript engine allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly permit them to execute arbitrary code. [MFSA 2006-68] CVE-2006-6499 A bug in the js_dtoa function allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. [MFSA 2006-68] CVE-2006-6501 shutdown discovered a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to gain privileges and install malicious code via the watch JavaScript function. [MFSA 2006-70] CVE-2006-6502 Steven Michaud discovered a programming bug that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. [MFSA 2006-71] CVE-2006-6503 moz_bug_r_a4 reported that the src attribute of an IMG element could be used to inject JavaScript code. [MFSA 2006-72] For the stable distribution (sarge) these problems have been fixed in version 1.0.4-2sarge15. For the testing and unstable distribution (sid and etch) these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.0.1+dfsg-2 of iceweasel. We recommend that you upgrade your firefox and iceweasel packages. Solution: http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=DSA%201253-1
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 21668 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-6497 Bugtraq: 20070102 rPSA-2006-0234-2 firefox thunderbird (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/455728/100/200/threaded Bugtraq: 20061222 rPSA-2006-0234-1 firefox (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/455145/100/0/threaded Debian Security Information: DSA-1253 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1253 Debian Security Information: DSA-1258 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1258 Debian Security Information: DSA-1265 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1265 http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2297 http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2338 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200701-02.xml http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-03.xml http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200701-04.xml HPdes Security Advisory: HPSBUX02153 http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c00771742 HPdes Security Advisory: SSRT061181 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:010 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:011 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2006:0758 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0758.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2006:0759 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0759.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2006:0760 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2006-0760.html SGI Security Advisory: 20061202-01-P ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061202-01-P.asc http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102885-1 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2006:080 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_80_mozilla.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SA:2007:006 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_06_mozilla.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-398-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-400-1 Cert/CC Advisory: TA06-354A http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-354A.html CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#606260 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/606260 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#427972 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/427972 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21668 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11691 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5068 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1463 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0083 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017398 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017405 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017406 http://secunia.com/advisories/23433 http://secunia.com/advisories/23439 http://secunia.com/advisories/23440 http://secunia.com/advisories/23282 http://secunia.com/advisories/23420 http://secunia.com/advisories/23422 http://secunia.com/advisories/23468 http://secunia.com/advisories/23514 http://secunia.com/advisories/23589 http://secunia.com/advisories/23601 http://secunia.com/advisories/23545 http://secunia.com/advisories/23591 http://secunia.com/advisories/23598 http://secunia.com/advisories/23614 http://secunia.com/advisories/23618 http://secunia.com/advisories/23692 http://secunia.com/advisories/23672 http://secunia.com/advisories/23988 http://secunia.com/advisories/24078 http://secunia.com/advisories/24390 http://secunia.com/advisories/24948 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-6498 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102955-1 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#447772 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/447772 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10661 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2106 http://secunia.com/advisories/25556 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-6499 http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102846-1 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1124 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-6501 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#263412 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/263412 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9746 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017403 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017404 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017407 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-6502 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#428500 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/428500 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9626 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017411 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017412 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017413 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-6503 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#405092 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/405092 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10895 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017414 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017415 http://securitytracker.com/id?1017416
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