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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2013.61
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2013-61) - 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:
Homograph domain spoofing in .com, .net and .name
Security researcher 3ric Johanson reported in discussions
with Richard Newman and Holt Sorenson that
Verisign's prevention measures for homograph attacks using Internationalized
Domain Names (IDN) were insufficiently rigorous, and this led to a limited
possibility for domain spoofing in Firefox.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 22.

Solution:
The vendor has released an update. Please see the reference(s) for more information.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-1699
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17296
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2013:1142 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00005.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1890-1
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