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The remote host is missing an update to firefox
announced via advisory USN-623-1.
A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntu 7.10
This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.
Details follow:
A flaw was discovered in the browser engine. A variable could be made to
overflow causing the browser to crash. If a user were tricked into opening
a malicious web page, an attacker could cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2008-2785)
Billy Rios discovered that Firefox did not properly perform URI splitting
with pipe symbols when passed a command-line URI. If Firefox were passed
a malicious URL, an attacker may be able to execute local content with
chrome privileges. (CVE-2008-2933)
Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
firefox 1.5.dfsg+1.5.0.15~
prepatch080614d-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu 7.04:
firefox 2.0.0.16+0nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.4
Ubuntu 7.10:
firefox 2.0.0.16+1nobinonly-0ubuntu0.7.10
After a standard system upgrade you need to restart Firefox to effect the
necessary changes.
http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-623-1
Risk factor : Critical
CVSS Score:
9.3
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