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The remote host is missing an update to firefox
announced via advisory USN-468-1.
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 6.10
Ubuntu 7.04
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Details follow:
Various flaws were discovered in the layout and JavaScript engines.
By tricking a user into opening a malicious web page, an attacker could
execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2007-2867,
CVE-2007-2868)
A flaw was discovered in the form autocomplete feature. By tricking
a user into opening a malicious web page, an attacker could cause a
persistent denial of service. (CVE-2007-2869)
Nicolas Derouet discovered flaws in cookie handling. By tricking a user
into opening a malicious web page, an attacker could force the browser to
consume large quantities of disk or memory while processing long cookie
paths. (CVE-2007-1362)
A flaw was discovered in the same-origin policy handling of the
addEventListener JavaScript method. A malicious web site could exploit
this to modify the contents, or steal confidential data (such as
passwords), of other web pages. (CVE-2007-2870)
Chris Thomas discovered a flaw in XUL popups. A malicious web site
could exploit this to spoof or obscure portions of the browser UI,
such as the location bar. (CVE-2007-2871)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.12-0ubuntu0.6.06.1
Ubuntu 6.10:
firefox 2.0.0.4+0dfsg-0ubuntu0.6.10
Ubuntu 7.04:
firefox 2.0.0.4+1-0ubuntu1
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Firefox to effect
the necessary changes.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-468-1
Risk factor : Critical
CVSS Score:
9.3
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