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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2013.07
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2013-07) - 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:
Crash due to handling of SSL on threads
Mozilla community member Jerry Baker reported a crashing issue found through Thunderbird when downloading messages over a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) connection. This was caused by a bug in the networking code assuming that secure connections were entirely handled on the socket transport thread when they can occur on a variety of threads. The resulting crash was potentially exploitable.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 18.

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-2013-0764
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16715
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:0048 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00006.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2013:0049 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00007.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0131 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00010.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:0149 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00017.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-2
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1681-4
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