Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2012.95
Category:	General
Title:	Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-95) - 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: Javascript: URLs run in privileged context on New Tab page Security researcher kakzz.ng@gmail.com reported that if a javascript: URL is selected from the list of Firefox 'new tab' page, the script will inherit the privileges of the privileged 'new tab' page. This allows for the execution of locally installed programs if a user can be convinced to save a bookmark of a malicious javascript: URL. Affected Software/OS: Firefox version(s) below 17. Solution: The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information. CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-4203 BugTraq ID: 56623 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56623 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16503 http://secunia.com/advisories/51369 http://secunia.com/advisories/51434 http://secunia.com/advisories/51439 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:1592 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00021.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1583 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00090.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:1586 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00093.html SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0175 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00022.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3
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