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GLSA-200609-19 : Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities
critical Nessus Plugin ID 22470
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200609-19 (Mozilla Firefox: Multiple vulnerabilities)A number of vulnerabilities were found and fixed in Mozilla Firefox.
For details please consult the references below.
Impact :
The most severe vulnerability involves enticing a user to visit a malicious website, crashing the browser and executing arbitrary code with the rights of the user running the application.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All Mozilla Firefox users should upgrade to the latest version:# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-1.5.0.7' Users of the binary package should upgrade as well:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=www-client/mozilla-firefox-bin-1.5.0.7'
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Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 22470
File Name: gentoo_GLSA-200609-19.nasl
Version: 1.23
Type: local
Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Published: 9/29/2006
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-firefox, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mozilla-firefox-bin, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2006
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2006
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2006-4253, CVE-2006-4340, CVE-2006-4565, CVE-2006-4566, CVE-2006-4567, CVE-2006-4568, CVE-2006-4569, CVE-2006-4571