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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2012.12
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-12) - Linux
Summary:This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.
Description:Summary:
This host is missing a security update for Mozilla Firefox.

Vulnerability Insight:
Use-after-free in shlwapi.dll
Security researchers Blair Strang and Scott
Bell of Security Assessment found that when a parent window spawns and
closes a child window that uses the file open dialog, a crash can be induced in
shlwapi.dll on 32-bit Windows 7 systems. This crash may be potentially
exploitable.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 11.

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.

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-2012-0454
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:032
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14258
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026801
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026803
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026804
http://secunia.com/advisories/48402
http://secunia.com/advisories/48561
http://secunia.com/advisories/48629
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0424 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00014.html
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