Mozilla Firefox 5.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Log Correlation Engine Plugin ID 801346
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Synopsis

The remote host has a web browser installed that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Description

The remote host has a web browser installed that is vulnerable to multiple attack vectors.

Versions of Firefox 5 are potentially affected by the following security issues :

- A dangling pointer vulnerability exists in an SVG text manipulation routine. (CVE-2011-0084)

 - Several memory safety bugs exist in the browser engine that may permit remote code execution. (CVE-2011-2985, CVE-2011-2989, CVE-2011-2991, CVE-2011-2992)

 - A cross-origin data theft vulnerability exists when using CANVAS and Windows D2D hardware acceleration. (CVE-2011-2986)

 - A heap overflow vulnerability exists in WebGL's ANGLE library. (CVE-2011-2987)

 - A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in WebGL when using an overly long shader program. (CVE-2011-2988)

 - Two errors exist related to Content Security Policy that can lead to information disclosure. (CVE-2011-2990)

 - An unspecified error exists that can allow unsigned JavaScript to call into a signed JAR and inherit the signed JAR's permissions and identity. (CVE-2011-2993)

Solution

Upgrade to Firefox 6.0 or later.

See Also

http://.mozilla.org/security/announce/2011/mfsa2011-29.html

http://.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-11-270

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 801346

Family: Web Clients

Published: 8/18/2011

Updated: 8/18/2011

Nessus ID: 55902

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2011

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/16/2011

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2011-0084, CVE-2011-2985, CVE-2011-2986, CVE-2011-2987, CVE-2011-2988, CVE-2011-2989, CVE-2011-2990, CVE-2011-2991, CVE-2011-2992, CVE-2011-2993

BID: 49213, 49224, 49226, 49227, 49239, 49242, 49243, 49245, 49246, 49248, 49214, 49216, 49218, 49219, 49223, 49217