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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2015.54
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2015-54) - 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:
Buffer overflow when parsing compressed XML
Security researcher Ucha Gobejishvili used the Address
Sanitizer tool to find a buffer overflow while parsing compressed XML content.
This was due to an error in how buffer space is created and modified when
handling large amounts of XML data. This results in a potentially exploitable
crash.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 38.

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

CVSS Score:
7.5

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2716
BugTraq ID: 74611
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74611
Debian Security Information: DSA-3260 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3260
Debian Security Information: DSA-3264 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3264
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201605-06
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:0988
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0988.html
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1012
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1012.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0960 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00054.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:0978 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00000.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0892 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00012.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:0934 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00036.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1266 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00031.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2602-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2603-1
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