| 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. XULRunner provides the XUL
Runtime environment for Mozilla Firefox.
Several 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-2010-3169, CVE-2010-2762)
Several use-after-free and dangling pointer flaws were found in Firefox. 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-2010-2760, CVE-2010-2766, CVE-2010-2767, CVE-2010-3167,
CVE-2010-3168)
Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Firefox. 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-2010-2765, CVE-2010-3166)
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) flaws were found in Firefox. A web page
containing malicious content could cause Firefox to run JavaScript code
with the permissions of a different website. (CVE-2010-2768, CVE-2010-2769)
A flaw was found in the Firefox XMLHttpRequest object. A remote site could
use this flaw to gather information about servers on an internal private
network. (CVE-2010-2764)
For technical details regarding these flaws, refer to the Mozilla security
advisories for Firefox 3.6.9. You can find a link to the Mozilla advisories
in the References section of this erratum.
Note: After installing this update, Firefox will fail to connect (with
HTTPS) to a server using the SSL DHE (Diffie-Hellman Ephemeral) key
exchange if the server's ephemeral key is too small. Connecting to such
servers is a security risk as an ephemeral key that is too small makes the
SSL connection vulnerable to attack. Refer to the Solution section for
further information.
All Firefox users should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
Firefox version 3.6.9, which corrects these issues. After installing the
update, Firefox must be restarted for the changes to take effect.
Affected Software/OS:
firefox on CentOS 5
Solution:
Please install the updated packages.
CVSS Score:
9.3
CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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