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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2014.69
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2014-69) - 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:
Uninitialized memory use during GIF rendering
Google security researcher Michal Zalewski discovered that
when a malformated GIF image is rendered in certain circumstances, memory is not
properly initialized before use. The resulting image then uses this memory
during rendering. This could allow for the a script in web content to access
this uninitialized memory using the feature.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 32.

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

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-1564
BugTraq ID: 69525
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69525
Bugtraq: 20140904 Uninit memory disclosure via truncated images in Firefox (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533357/100/0/threaded
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Sep/18
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128132/Mozilla-Firefox-Secret-Leak.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030793
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030794
http://secunia.com/advisories/60148
http://secunia.com/advisories/61114
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1098 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00003.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1099 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00011.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0138 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00024.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1266 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
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