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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.61365
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1614-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'iceweasel' package(s) announced via the DSA-1614-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'iceweasel' package(s) announced via the DSA-1614-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Several remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Iceweasel web browser, an unbranded version of the Firefox browser. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems:

CVE-2008-2785

It was discovered that missing boundary checks on a reference counter for CSS objects can lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

CVE-2008-2933

Billy Rios discovered that passing an URL containing a pipe symbol to Iceweasel can lead to Chrome privilege escalation.

For the stable distribution (etch), these problems have been fixed in version 2.0.0.16-0etch1. Updated packages for ia64, arm and mips are not yet available and will be released as soon as they have been built.

For the unstable distribution (sid), these problems have been fixed in xulrunner 1.9.0.1-1 and iceweasel 3.0.1-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your iceweasel package.

Affected Software/OS:
'iceweasel' package(s) on Debian 4.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2785
BugTraq ID: 29802
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29802
Bugtraq: 20080717 ZDI-08-044: Mozilla Firefox CSSValue Array Memory Corruption Vulnerability (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494504/100/0/threaded
Bugtraq: 20080729 rPSA-2008-0238-1 firefox (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/494860/100/0/threaded
Debian Security Information: DSA-1614 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1614
Debian Security Information: DSA-1615 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1615
Debian Security Information: DSA-1621 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1621
Debian Security Information: DSA-1697 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1697
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00667.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-July/msg00672.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00144.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-August/msg00125.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200808-03.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:148
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:155
http://blog.mozilla.com/security/2008/06/18/new-security-issue-under-investigation/
http://dvlabs.tippingpoint.com/blog/2008/06/18/vulnerability-in-mozilla-firefox-30
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-044/
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9900
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0597.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0598.html
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0599.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2008:0616
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0616.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020336
http://secunia.com/advisories/30761
http://secunia.com/advisories/31121
http://secunia.com/advisories/31122
http://secunia.com/advisories/31129
http://secunia.com/advisories/31144
http://secunia.com/advisories/31145
http://secunia.com/advisories/31154
http://secunia.com/advisories/31157
http://secunia.com/advisories/31176
http://secunia.com/advisories/31183
http://secunia.com/advisories/31195
http://secunia.com/advisories/31220
http://secunia.com/advisories/31253
http://secunia.com/advisories/31261
http://secunia.com/advisories/31270
http://secunia.com/advisories/31286
http://secunia.com/advisories/31306
http://secunia.com/advisories/31377
http://secunia.com/advisories/31403
http://secunia.com/advisories/33433
http://secunia.com/advisories/34501
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.380974
http://www.slackware.org/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.380767
http://slackware.com/security/viewer.php?l=slackware-security&y=2008&m=slackware-security.410484
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-256408-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-623-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-626-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-629-1
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1873
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0977
XForce ISS Database: firefox-unspecified-code-execution(43167)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43167
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-2933
BugTraq ID: 30242
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30242
CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#130923
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/130923
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11618
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020500
http://secunia.com/advisories/31106
http://secunia.com/advisories/31120
XForce ISS Database: firefox-commandline-uri-security-bypass(43832)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43832
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-3198
BugTraq ID: 30244
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30244
XForce ISS Database: firefox-chrome-xss(44199)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44199
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