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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.2.1.2015.65
Category:General
Title:Mozilla Firefox Security Advisory (MFSA2015-65) - 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 workers while using XMLHttpRequest
Security researcher Looben Yang used the Address Sanitizer
tool to discover two related use-after-free vulnerabilities that occur when
using XMLHttpRequest in concert with either shared or dedicated workers. These
errors occur when the XMLHttpRequest object is attached to a worker but that
object is incorrectly deleted while still in use. This results in exploitable
crashes.

Affected Software/OS:
Firefox version(s) below 39.

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

CVSS Score:
10.0

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2722
BugTraq ID: 75541
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75541
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-10
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1207
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1207.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032783
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032784
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1268 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00033.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1269 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00034.html
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2015:1449 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00021.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1229 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00025.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-2656-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2656-2
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2733
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