Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2012.97
Category:	General
Title:	Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2012-97) - 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: XMLHttpRequest inherits incorrect principal within sandbox Mozilla developer Gabor Krizsanits discovered that XMLHttpRequest objects created within sandboxes have the system principal instead of the sandbox principal. This can lead to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) or information theft via an add-on running untrusted code in a sandbox. 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-2012-4205 BugTraq ID: 56621 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56621 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16965 http://secunia.com/advisories/51369 http://secunia.com/advisories/51370 http://secunia.com/advisories/51381 http://secunia.com/advisories/51434 http://secunia.com/advisories/51439 http://secunia.com/advisories/51440 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-2012:1585 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-11/msg00092.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-1636-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1638-3 XForce ISS Database: firefox-xmlhttprequest-sec-bypass(80175) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80175
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