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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2014.51
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2014-51) - 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:
Use-after-free in Event Listener Manager
Security researchers Tyson Smith and Jesse
Schwartzentruber of the BlackBerry Security Automated Analysis Team
used the Address Sanitizer tool while fuzzing to discover a use-after-free in
the event listener manager. This can be triggered by web content and leads to a
potentially exploitable crash. This issue was introduced in Firefox 29 and does
not affect earlier versions.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 30.

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-2014-1540
BugTraq ID: 67978
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67978
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030388
http://secunia.com/advisories/59052
http://secunia.com/advisories/59171
http://secunia.com/advisories/59387
http://secunia.com/advisories/59486
http://secunia.com/advisories/59866
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0819 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00040.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:0855 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-07/msg00001.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2243-1
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