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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2015.02
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2015-02) - 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 bitmap rendering
Google security researcher Michal Zalewski reported that
when a malformed bitmap image is rendered by the bitmap decoder within a
element, memory may not always be properly initialized. The
resulting image then uses this uninitialized memory during rendering, allowing
data to potentially leak to web content.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 35.

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:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8637
BugTraq ID: 72048
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72048
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-01
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031533
http://secunia.com/advisories/62242
http://secunia.com/advisories/62250
http://secunia.com/advisories/62253
http://secunia.com/advisories/62316
http://secunia.com/advisories/62418
http://secunia.com/advisories/62446
http://secunia.com/advisories/62790
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0171 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00032.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0173 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00033.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0180 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00036.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0077 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-01/msg00014.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0192 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00002.html
XForce ISS Database: firefox-cve20148637-info-disc(99957)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/99957
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