Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2012.56
Category:	General
Title:	Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-56) - 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: Code execution through javascript: URLs Mozilla security researcher moz_bug_r_a4 reported a arbitrary code execution attack using a javascript: URL. The Gecko engine features a JavaScript sandbox utility that allows the browser or add-ons to safely execute script in the context of a web page. In certain cases, javascript: URLs are executed in such a sandbox with insufficient context that can allow those scripts to escape from the sandbox and run with elevated privilege. This can lead to arbitrary code execution. Affected Software/OS: Firefox version(s) below 14. Solution: The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information. CVSS Score: 10.0 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1967 BugTraq ID: 54573 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/54573 Debian Security Information: DSA-2514 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2514 Debian Security Information: DSA-2528 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2528 http://osvdb.org/84013 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17025 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1088 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1088.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027256 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027257 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027258 http://secunia.com/advisories/49963 http://secunia.com/advisories/49964 http://secunia.com/advisories/49965 http://secunia.com/advisories/49968 http://secunia.com/advisories/49972 http://secunia.com/advisories/49977 http://secunia.com/advisories/49979 http://secunia.com/advisories/49992 http://secunia.com/advisories/49993 http://secunia.com/advisories/49994 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0895 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00011.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0896 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00012.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0899 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00013.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0917 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-07/msg00016.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1509-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1510-1
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