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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2014.17
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2014-17) - 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:
Out of bounds read during WAV file decoding
Security researcher Atte Kettunen from OUSPG reported an out of bounds read during the decoding of WAV format audio files for playback. This could allow web content access to heap data as well as causing a crash.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 28.

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-2014-1497
BugTraq ID: 66423
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66423
Debian Security Information: DSA-2881 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2881
Debian Security Information: DSA-2911 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2911
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:0310
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0310.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:0316
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0316.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:0418 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00016.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0419 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00017.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0448 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00022.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0584 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00016.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2151-1
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