| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9' package(s) announced via the USN-798-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Several flaws were discovered in the Firefox browser and JavaScript
engines. If a user were tricked into viewing a malicious website, a remote
attacker could cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user invoking the program. (CVE-2009-2462,
CVE-2009-2463, CVE-2009-2464, CVE-2009-2465, CVE-2009-2466, CVE-2009-2469)
Attila Suszter discovered a flaw in the way Firefox processed Flash content.
If a user were tricked into viewing and navigating within a specially
crafted Flash object, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or
possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking
the program. (CVE-2009-2467)
It was discovered that Firefox did not properly handle some SVG content. An
attacker could exploit this to cause a denial of service or possibly
execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the
program. (CVE-2009-2469)
A flaw was discovered in the JavaScript engine. If a user were tricked into
viewing a malicious website, an attacker could exploit this perform
cross-site scripting attacks. (CVE-2009-2472)
Affected Software/OS:
'firefox-3.0, xulrunner-1.9' package(s) on Ubuntu 8.04, Ubuntu 8.10, Ubuntu 9.04.
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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