Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2012.79
Category:	General
Title:	Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-79) - 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: DOS and crash with full screen and history navigation Security researcher Soroush Dalili reported that a combination of invoking full screen mode and navigating backwards in history could, in some circumstances, cause a hang or crash due to a timing dependent use-after-free pointer reference. This crash may be potentially exploitable. Affected Software/OS: Firefox version(s) below 16. Solution: The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information. CVSS Score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3988 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:163 http://osvdb.org/86109 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16334 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2012:1351 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1351.html http://secunia.com/advisories/50856 http://secunia.com/advisories/50892 http://secunia.com/advisories/50904 http://secunia.com/advisories/50935 http://secunia.com/advisories/50936 http://secunia.com/advisories/50984 http://secunia.com/advisories/55318 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:1351 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00010.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1611-1 XForce ISS Database: firefox-full-screen-code-exec(79149) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/79149
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