| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9' package(s) announced via the USN-717-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Several flaws were discovered in the browser engine. These problems could allow
an attacker to crash the browser and possibly execute arbitrary code with user
privileges. (CVE-2009-0352, CVE-2009-0353)
A flaw was discovered in the JavaScript engine. An attacker could bypass the
same-origin policy in Firefox by utilizing a chrome XBL method and execute
arbitrary JavaScript within the context of another website. (CVE-2009-0354)
A flaw was discovered in the browser engine when restoring closed tabs. If a
user were tricked into restoring a tab to a malicious website with form input
controls, an attacker could steal local files on the user's system.
(CVE-2009-0355)
Wladimir Palant discovered that Firefox did not restrict access to cookies in
HTTP response headers. If a user were tricked into opening a malicious web
page, a remote attacker could view sensitive information. (CVE-2009-0357)
Paul Nel discovered that Firefox did not honor certain Cache-Control HTTP
directives. A local attacker could exploit this to view private data in
improperly cached pages of another user. (CVE-2009-0358)
Affected Software/OS:
'firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10.
Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).
CVSS Score:
10.0
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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