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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.871719
Category:Red Hat Local Security Checks
Title:RedHat Update for firefox RHSA-2016:2780-01
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'firefox'
package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Mozilla Firefox is an open source web browser.

This update upgrades Firefox to version 45.5.0 ESR.

Security Fix(es):

* Multiple flaws were found in the processing of malformed web content. A
web page containing malicious content could cause Firefox to crash or,
potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running
Firefox. (CVE-2016-5296, CVE-2016-5297, CVE-2016-9066, CVE-2016-5291,
CVE-2016-5290)

* A flaw was found in the way Add-on update process was handled by Firefox.
A Man-in-the-Middle attacker could use this flaw to install a malicious
signed add-on update. (CVE-2016-9064)

Red Hat would like to thank the Mozilla project for reporting these issues.
Upstream acknowledges Abhishek Arya, Andre Bargull, Samuel Gross, Yuyang
Zhou, Olli Pettay, Christian Holler, Ehsan Akhgari, Jon Coppeard, Gary
Kwong, Tooru Fujisawa, Philipp, and Randell Jesup as the original
reporters.

Affected Software/OS:
firefox on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7),
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)

Solution:
Please Install the Updated Packages.

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5290
BugTraq ID: 94335
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94335
Debian Security Information: DSA-3730 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3730
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-15
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2780
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2780.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2016:2825
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2825.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5291
BugTraq ID: 94336
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94336
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5296
BugTraq ID: 94339
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94339
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-5297
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9064
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-9066
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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