| Description: | Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mozilla' package(s) announced via the USN-361-1 advisory.
Vulnerability Insight:
Various flaws have been reported that allow an attacker to execute
arbitrary code with user privileges by tricking the user into opening
a malicious URL. (CVE-2006-2788, CVE-2006-3805, CVE-2006-3806,
CVE-2006-3807, CVE-2006-3809, CVE-2006-3811, CVE-2006-4565,
CVE-2006-4568, CVE-2006-4571)
A bug was found in the script handler for automatic proxy
configuration. A malicious proxy could send scripts which could
execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. (CVE-2006-3808)
The NSS library did not sufficiently check the padding of PKCS #1 v1.5
signatures if the exponent of the public key is 3 (which is widely
used for CAs). This could be exploited to forge valid signatures
without the need of the secret key. (CVE-2006-4340)
Georgi Guninski discovered that even with JavaScript disabled, a
malicious email could still execute JavaScript when the message is
viewed, replied to, or forwarded by putting the script in a remote XBL
file loaded by the message. (CVE-2006-4570)
Affected Software/OS:
'mozilla' package(s) on Ubuntu 5.04, Ubuntu 5.10.
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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