Slackware 10.2 / current : firefox/thunderbird/seamonkey (SSA:2006-257-03)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 22349

Synopsis

The remote Slackware host is missing a security update.

Description

New Firefox and Thunderbird packages are available for Slackware 10.2 and -current to fix security issues. In addition, a new SeaMonkey package is available for Slackware -current to fix similar issues.

Solution

Update the affected mozilla-firefox, mozilla-thunderbird and / or seamonkey packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?3462ca90

http://www.nessus.org/u?637d935f

http://www.nessus.org/u?f7275234

http://www.nessus.org/u?85fa5c4e

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 22349

File Name: Slackware_SSA_2006-257-03.nasl

Version: 1.16

Type: local

Published: 9/15/2006

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:mozilla-firefox, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:mozilla-thunderbird, p-cpe:/a:slackware:slackware_linux:seamonkey, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux, cpe:/o:slackware:slackware_linux:10.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Slackware/release, Host/Slackware/packages

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2006

Reference Information

BID: 19488

SSA: 2006-257-03