CentOS 4 : firefox (CESA-2008:0598)

high Nessus Plugin ID 33525

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing a security update.

Description

An updated firefox package that fixes various security issues is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.

This update has been rated as having critical security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team.

Mozilla Firefox is an open source Web browser.

An integer overflow flaw was found in the way Firefox displayed certain web content. A malicious website could cause Firefox to crash, or execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running Firefox. (CVE-2008-2785)

A flaw was found in the way Firefox handled certain command line URLs.
If another application passed Firefox a malformed URL, it could result in Firefox executing local malicious content with chrome privileges.
(CVE-2008-2933)

All firefox users should upgrade to this updated package, which contains backported patches that correct these issues.

Solution

Update the affected firefox package.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?72c03f65

http://www.nessus.org/u?54f1e987

http://www.nessus.org/u?309d0abf

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 33525

File Name: centos_RHSA-2008-0598.nasl

Version: 1.18

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/17/2008

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:firefox, cpe:/o:centos:centos:4

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/16/2008

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/19/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2785, CVE-2008-2933

BID: 29802, 30242

CWE: 189, 20

RHSA: 2008:0598